[4] The most significant is the category A listed Strichen Town House constructed to a design by the Aberdeen architect John Smith in 1816.

It is described by Historic Scotland as an "excellent example of an early 19th century castellated Town House".

[5] Strichen House, designed in 1821 in a commission for Thomas Fraser, 12th Lord Lovat, is also by John Smith.

The former First Minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, lived in a converted mill in the village with his wife Moira.

Her 1925 collection of short stories Doorways in Drumorty was written when she lived in Hollywood and is based upon her memories of Strichen.