Although his name became associated with the house, he appears to have lived in Warriston Close where a plaque indicates the approximate site of his actual residence.

The building is owned by the Church of Scotland and is now administered as part of the new, adjacent Scottish Storytelling Centre.

The visitor's pamphlet states that the house "was Knox's home only for a few months during the siege of Edinburgh Castle, but it is believed that he died here.

The location of his actual residence is marked by a plaque in Warriston Close which lies further up the slope of the High Street.

It was condemned and due for demolition by the Town Council in 1849 but saved through the efforts of the pioneering urban conservationist Lord Cockburn.