Aldermanhill House, St Joseph's R.C. College, Craigs Road, Dumfries

First half of 19th century, perhaps not all one build.

2-storey, 3-bay villa with circa 1820 piended broad-eaved

recessed low symmetrical wings. NW elevation painted

ashlar with contrasting dressings. Shallow advanced and

pedimented inner bay with Doric-columned heavy porch,

panelled door with fanlight and sidelights, flanking

windows corniced tripartites with pilastered jambs and

mullions; 1st floor windows architraved and with string

at cill level. Sash windows, 12-pane glazing pattern at

1st floor. Main cornice. Urns over pediment and over

heavy skew ends; corniced end stacks. Wings each with

single window facing NW; single stack (heightened in

brick) central over each SE wallhead. Slate roofs. Set

in triangular-plan garden, ashlar-coped rubble-built

walls, corniced and rusticated pedestrian gateway to

Aldermanhill Road; stables at NE and 2 rusticated

square gatepiers.