Hunter House (South Lanarkshire)
The Hunter House is a residential building in the Scottish town of East Kilbride in the Council Area South Lanarkshire . In 1963 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
The father of the medical pioneers William Hunter and John Hunter , a successful grain merchant from Glasgow , acquired the 30 hectare Long Calderwood estate in 1717 , which is now completely built over by the city of East Kilbride. The building was built in the early 18th century and redesigned around 100 years later. It is the birthplace of William and John Hunter. In 1996 a museum about the brothers was set up in Hunter House. The Hunter House Museum had to close in 2011 due to budget cuts . The Calderwood Baptist Church ward purchased the building in November of that year. She set up conference rooms and a café there.
description
The two-story building is on Maxwellton Road in north-east East Kilbride. The Harl- plastered, south-facing front is three axes wide. In the middle is the entrance area in a small wooden porch. On the upper floor, between the twelve-part lattice windows, there is a memorial plaque that identifies Hunter House as the birthplace of the Hunter brothers. The back, on the other hand, is irregular. A small cross gable bears a blind ox-eye .
On the left is a one-story extension from the 19th century. Its masonry consists of broken stone roughly shaped into uneven blocks . At the back of the building, two paired cross gables emerge. Some modern windows and doors are installed there. The gable roofs of both parts of the building are covered with slate.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ^ STV News: New chapter for Hunter House as church takes ownership of site , April 9, 2013.
Web links
- Entry on Hunter House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 55 ° 46 '36.2 " N , 4 ° 9' 1.2" W.