62–72 Tay Street (also known as the County Buildings) is an historic row of buildings in

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. Designed by local architect John Young, the building is Category B listed, dating to 1881. Standing on Tay Street, the building was originally the museum home of the

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, constructed in memory of

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, a past president of the society. The museum housed two exhibits: a local (or regional) collection (which contained a collection of the animals, plants and rocks to be found in Perthshire and the basin of the Tay) and The Type (or Index) Museum, which illustrated the main types of animals, plants and rocks.''Official Guide to Perth and Its Neighbourhood by the Tramway Car Routes'' – Perth Town Council (1907), p. 18 The museum was extended in 1895 by John Young's son, George Penrose Kennedy Young. In 1902, the museum and its collection were given to the town council. The museum closed in 1934, and its artefacts moved to Perth Museum and Art Gallery on nearby George Street. The building subsequently became a

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. A Masonic insignia is carved into the doorpiece. The northern end of the building (numbers 68–72) were destroyed by a fire in 1987. Number 63 is the home of restaurant 63 Tay Street, owned by Graeme Pallister.

Rebuilding

File:County Buildings, Perth, Scotland pre-1987.jpg, This pre-1987 image shows the original northern end of the building File:Tay Street in the snow - geograph.org.uk - 2179998.jpg, Viewed from

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, with its rebuilt northern end (numbers 68–72) more visible

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1881 establishments in Scotland Tay Street, 62-72 Category B listed buildings in Perth and Kinross {{Scotland-struct-stub

Rebuilding

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