The facility was conceived as the original Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, before it moved to the Foresterhill site.

[3] The facility, was rebuilt to a design by Aberdeen architect, Archibald Simpson, in the neo-classical style, between 1833 and 1840 at the cost of £17,000.

[4] The main building, known as the Simpson Pavilion, is one of the last surviving examples of a pre-Nightingale style of hospital design.

The mid nineteenth century additions to the Simpson Pavilion were removed as part of this extension work.

[9] In February 2016, plans were revealed to convert the Simpson Pavilion into a 52-bed hotel and the buildings into 42 serviced apartments.