John Paul Jones' Cottage
John Paul Jones' Cottage is a residential building near the Scottish town of Southerness in the Council Area Dumfries and Galloway . In 1971 the structure was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
John Paul Jones Cottage Museum located on the grounds of the mansion Arbigland . There was a fort that was used until 1500 and was last known as McCulloch's Castle . From the Murrays, Arbigland went to the Earls of Annandale and eventually fell to the Earls of Southesk . In 1678 the Craik family bought Arbigland. They had various outbuildings built, including John Paul Jones' Cottage. This was originally a gardener's house where John Paul Jones , the gardener's son, grew up. After emigrating, he became a successful seafarer and is considered the founder of the US Navy. A museum has now been set up in the building.
description
The building is located around three kilometers northeast of Southerness near the confluence of the Nith on the north bank of the Solway Firth . It dates from the early to mid-18th century and was therefore built around the time Arbigland House was built. The one-story building is no longer in its original state after several renovations. It now has a roughly T-shaped floor plan from which the quarry stone masonry rises.
Originally it was an elongated building with a slate-covered gable roof . On the south side, two single windows are let in on both sides of the wing that leaves the building. A kitchen was added, which is accessible via an entrance in the inner corner of the building. A bronze commemorative plaque is embedded in the north side, which is unadorned with the exception of one door . The higher south wing was added around 1860 and expanded in 2003. The windows are arranged asymmetrically and framed by sandstone walls. There is a cast iron pump behind the house .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
- ↑ Garden and Designed Landscape - entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Network presence of the museum
- Entry on John Paul Jones' Cottage in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
Coordinates: 54 ° 53 ′ 55.6 " N , 3 ° 34 ′ 48.7" W.