Rhuarden, 1 Sutherland Crescent Upper, Helensburgh

William Leiper, circa 1871; late 19th century conservatory also by Leiper. 2-storey, asymmetrical Greek Revival villa, with conservatory abutting to left. Stugged, snecked cream sandstone with ashlar dressings. Base course; cill coures; ashlar pilaster-mullions and pilastered reveals; architerave and frieze above tripartite window to S gable and porch, patera decoration to frieze; deep overhanging bracketted eaves.

S (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: taller advanced gabled bay to centre, single bay wings flanking, porch in re-entrant angle to right. Advanced gabled ashlar porch with Scamozzi-Ionic columns, window on return to right, 2-leaf panelled doors. Advanced gabled bay to left with deep 5-light bow window at ground, tripartite window at 1st floor. Recessed bay to left with slightly advanced tripartite wndow at ground with entablature, bipartite window above at 1st floor.

W ELEVATION: gable bay to right with window to left at ground, conservatory to right (see below), 2 windows at 1st floor, advanced chimney wall off-centre left. Single wing to left with bipartite window at ground and 1st floor. Advanced lower 2-storey service wing to outer left with single window at ground and bipartite at 1st floor.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: taller gable bay to centre, bipartite stair window at 1st floor. Single storey and lower 2-storey service wings abutting. E ELEVATION: window to centre at ground, bipartite windows flanking. Window to centre and left at 1st floor, bipartite window to outer right. Mostly plate glass sash and case windows, lead-pane glazing with painted glass to porch, hall and stair-hall windows. Grey/green slate roof, corniced sandstone stacks.

INTERIOR: fine interior with encaustic tiled porch, half-glazed vestibule door; corniced ceilings; drawing room with timber chimneypiece with Ionic columns and timber screen to bow window; dining room with wainscot, black marble chimneypiece with marble columns. Stone stair with timber balusters. Pantry with original fittings and mezzanie above. CONSERVATORY: fine timber-framed hexagonal conservatory on ashlar plinth joined to villa by short glazed link corridor, with lean-to glazed potting shed to N. Doorway to S.

GATEPIERS: drum ashlar piers with bell-cast caps.