Cairndhu House
Cairndhu House is the name of a villa in the Scottish town of Helensburgh . The building is located in the southwest of the city. In 1971 the villa was included in the Scottish Monuments List in the highest category A.
history
Cairndhu House was built in 1871 for John Ure , the Provost of Glasgow , miller and merchant. As an architect, William Leiper , who also designed other villas in Helensburgh, was responsible for the planning. The alterations to the economic wing carried out in 1902 were also carried out according to Leipzig's designs. Daniel Cottier was hired to design the interior . In 1956 Cairndhu House was converted into a hotel. From 1984 it housed a care facility, which probably closed in 2010. In 2012, Cairndhu House was added to the register of endangered listed buildings. However, the risk was classified as low. At the time of the inspection, the ground floor was unused and the window openings were closed with boards. Only the upper floor seemed to be in use.
description
The villa is built on two floors and has an almost square floor plan. It has characteristics of the architecture of French Renaissance castles and is decorated inside with selected materials. Cairndhu House is made of hewn gray sandstone . All windows and doors are polished, cream-colored sandstone window surrounds discontinued. The corner stones on the building edges are made of the same material. The roofs are covered with gray slate shingles.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Cairndhu House in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ Entry on buildingsatrisk.org.uk
Web links
- Entry on Cairndhu House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 56 ° 0 ′ 23.4 " N , 4 ° 45 ′ 11.5" W.