Phesdo House
Phesdo House is a villa near the Scottish village of Fettercairn in the Council Area of Aberdeenshire . In 1972 the building was included in the Scottish monument lists in the highest monument category A.
history
The villa was built between 1814 and 1815. The Aberdeen- based architect John Smith was responsible for the design . From 1970 to 1971, the interior of the rear wing of Phesdo House and the north facade were redesigned by Bird & Tyler . The remains of the Smith-designed lodge have since been demolished. It was a one-story building with a square floor plan and a pyramid roof .
description
Phesdo House is isolated around three kilometers northeast of Fettercairn. The two-story building has a U-shaped floor plan. Dark granite blocks form an exposed brickwork . The villa is designed in the classical style of the Greek Revival . Its main facade, which is exposed to the south-east, is five axes wide. A portico with four Doric columns protrudes from one axis wide central projectile . Simple cornices on consoles crown the windows on the ground floor, while the windows on the upper floor are designed with architraves . The facade closes with a cornice with raised parapets. The three-axis-wide side facades are designed in the same way as the main facade. Only on the north-east facade is the central window on the ground floor embedded in a segmented niche. Both openings on this axis are closed with masonry. The building closes with a platform roof .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Listed Building - Entry . In: Historic Scotland .
Web links
- Entry on Phesdo House in Canmore, Historic Environment Scotland database
- Entry on scottisharchitects.org.uk
Coordinates: 56 ° 52 ′ 15.6 ″ N , 2 ° 32 ′ 0 ″ W.