Danestone House

Danestone House is a mid-19th century building, constructed after 1859. It features a principal block that is asymmetrical, with five bays and two storeys, and is roughly rectangular in shape. The eastern and western elevations are shorter, with the entrance located on the east side. There is a single-storey wing extending north from the east side.

The gabled elevations are harled, with undressed grey granite margins. The main block has dormer-headed windows with fleur-de-lys cusped timber bargeboards. The roof is pitched and slated, with deeply overhanging eaves and asymmetrical coped wallhead stacks. The glazing pattern consists of 4-pane sash and case windows.

On the east elevation, the three-bay main block is to the left, with a projecting gabled bay on the right that features a central entrance porch. The porch is made of grey polished ashlar and has a pointed arched entrance facing east, flanked by single narrow lights. A parapet with ball-finials is raised over the angles of the porch. Above the porch, there is a single 4-pane sash and case window in the gable. To the left, there are two set-back bays, with the inner bay featuring a dormer-headed window that breaks the eaves. The outer left bay has a chimney breast that also breaks the eaves into a triangular gable, which leads to a wallhead stack above. The single-storey wing on the right has a slightly advanced three-light bay window in the angle to the left and another three-light window to the right.

The south elevation has advanced and recessed wall planes, with two-storey gabled bays projecting at either end and in the centre. Set-back two-storey bays with gabletted, dormer-headed windows break the eaves in between. The windows are in timber mullions, with three-light and two-light configurations, and the first-floor windows in the advanced gables also have transoms.

The north elevation, which was formerly the rear, is now more prominent and features asymmetrical openings. There is a flat-roofed stair projection in the northeast re-entrant angle and a timber mullioned and transomed stair window to the right on the north elevation of the main block. Smaller square windows with 4-pane sash and case glazing are located close to the eaves at the second floor.