Windy Hill, Kilmacolm
Windy Hill | |
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![]() Mackintosh's design for Windy Hill | |
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Alternative names | Windyhill |
General information | |
Status | Extant |
Type | House |
Architectural style | Art Nouveau |
Address | Rowantreehill Road |
Town or city | Kilmacolm |
Country | Scotland |
Coordinates | 55°53′24″N 4°37′13″W / 55.890101°N 4.620414°WCoordinates: 55°53′24″N 4°37′13″W / 55.890101°N 4.620414°W |
Construction started | 1900 |
Completed | 1901 |
Client | William Davidson |
Design and construction | |
Architect | Charles Rennie Mackintosh |
Designations | Category A listed |
Windy Hill or Windyhill is a house designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and furnished by him and his wife, Margaret Macdonald, in Kilmacolm, Scotland.[1] It is Category A listed and remains as a home in private ownership. Windy Hill is also the name of a hill in the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park which borders Kilmacolm.[2]
History[]
The house was commissioned in 1900 by William Davidson, a provisions merchant, who was Mackintosh's friend and patron.[1] Mackintosh not only designed the Art Nouveau-style house, but also, with Macdonald, its decor, furniture and fittings, including fireplaces, panelling, stained glass and lights.[1] They also designed the 2 acres (0.81 ha) garden.[1] The house was completed and occupied in 1901.[3] Job books and correspondence relating to the commission are held at the Hunterian Museum, who have made digital scans available online.[3]
Walter Blackie and his wife viewed the house, with Mackintosh, before commissioning him to design Hill House.[4][3]
Ownership[]
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In 2014, the house's fifth owner, David Cairns, who had painstakingly sourced craftspeople to authentically restore it, placed it on the market for an estimated £3 million.[1] After it initially failed to sell, there were calls to buy it for the nation, to ensure its preservation.[4]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Davidson, Max (26 April 2014). "For sale: Windyhill, a rare Charles Rennie Mackintosh house". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "Windy Hill, Muirshiel Country Park".
- ^ a b c "M189 Windyhill, Kilmacolm". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Call to buy Charles Rennie Mackintosh's £3m Windyhill house for the nation". HeraldScotland.com. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- Art Nouveau architecture in Scotland
- Charles Rennie Mackintosh buildings