Greenbank House
Greenbank House is a villa in the Scottish town of Clarkston in the East Renfrewshire council area . It is located on the southwest end of the city in the Greenbank Garden park, halfway to neighboring Newton Mearns . In 1971 Greenbank House was included in the Scottish List of Monuments in Category A.
history
Greenbank House was built by Robert Allason . He was the grandson of the farmer whose family had cultivated the land around what is now the Greenbank House for generations. He learned the bakery trade in the southern districts of Glasgow , then established himself successfully as a trader and was one of the most successful people in British trade with the colonies in North America and the Caribbean at that time. Allason purchased the sprawling property and began building Greenbank House in 1764. As an architect, Allan Dreghorn was probably responsible for the planning, but he died that same year. The following year the villa was completed. After Allason's business deteriorated in the wake of the American Revolutionary War , the building changed hands several times and finally came into the possession of W. P. Blyth in 1962 , who transferred it to the National Trust for Scotland in 1976 .
While trees and crops were previously planted on the approximately one hectare property beyond Greenbank House, the park-like garden that can be found today dates from the 20th century and was created under the direction of the Blyth family.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Entry on Greenbank House in Canmore, the database of Historic Environment Scotland (English)
- ↑ a b Information on Greenbank House
Web links
- Entry on Greenbank House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 46 ′ 53.8 " N , 4 ° 17 ′ 44.8" W.