The Brae, 43 Saint Andrew Street, Castle Douglas

The Brae, located at 43 Saint Andrew Street in Castle Douglas, is a mid 19th century villa that features a symmetrical classical design. The building is two stories tall and has flanking single-storey pavilions connected by curtain walls.

The main house has three bays and an advanced central bay. It is finished with modern harled walling, smooth rusticated quoins, raised polished margins, and a band course above the ground level. The entrance is highlighted by a corniced Roman-Doric pilastered doorpiece with a deeply recessed door. The windows are single-light sash and case style with a 12-pane glazing pattern. The eaves band and cornice add to the decorative elements, while the central bay is topped with a crenellated parapet. The rear elevation is made of painted rubble with raised margins and features French doors that open to the ground. The roof is U-shaped with piended roofs, and there is a lower two-storey piended wing at the center.

On either side of the house, there are timber-framed conservatories from the 20th century that back onto the linking walls, along with lean-to sheds at the rear. The single-storey pavilions have piend roofs and attic dormers, constructed from painted rubble with polished raised angles and window margins. The building is capped with corniced axial stacks that have octagonal cans and slate roofs.