Robert Reid Raeburn

Robert Reid Raeburn (4 August 1819 – 7 February 1888) was a Scottish architect in the mid-19th century operating primarily in and around Edinburgh.

He was born on 4 August 1819 the son of James Raeburn (1787-1851), architect and principal clerk to the Scottish Office of Works, and Mary Ann Petrie.

In early life the family moved to a fine newly built townhouse at 7 North East Circus Place,[1] ironically designed by rival architect William Henry Playfair.

During this period he contributed greatly to civic improvements in the city, overseeing the redesign of North Bridge, and remodelling of Parliament Square.

In 1858 he was commissioned to lay out the Grange area for villa development on the south side of Edinburgh, revising a previous plan created by David Cousin.