24 Hill Street, Edinburgh

24 Hill Street in Edinburgh is a former house built between 1788 and 1794 by James Hill. This three-storey and attic building features a classical design and is located on a corner site where the ground slopes to the north. The exterior is made of droved cream ashlar sandstone, which has been painted black, with polished dressings. The ground floor has smaller windows and includes a cill course, as well as an eaves course. To the left bay, there is a Roman Doric pilastered and corniced tripartite doorpiece with a panelled door. The building also has a pair of elegant slate-hung piend-roofed bowed dormers.

The gable wall is constructed of broad coursed rubble and has two bays, with three windows and a door on the ground floor, while the first floor is blank. The rear elevation is irregular and features rubble construction, with two storeys and an attic, as well as a projecting porch or closet at ground level to the right.

The windows are timber sash and case, with 12 panes for the main windows and 20 panes for the dormers. The building has ashlar coped skews and stone stacks, which have been rebuilt on the west side and rendered on the east side, topped with grey slates.

Inside, the first floor contains a full-width former drawing room that features a recess and plaster panelled walls.