10 Springfield, Dundee

10 Springfield, Dundee, is a group of houses constructed between 1828 and 1851, initially feued in 1830-1831 and with further construction completed by 1846. The layout was subsequently modified to exclude Springfield House. The development forms a Neo-classical cul-de-sac that rises from the sea, culminating in a semi-detached house to the north, with short terraces along Perth Road.

The houses at Nos 5-14 and 18-27 are arranged in pairs, stepped up the slope, and are two-storey with basements (some of which have been infilled). Each pair of houses features a central tetrastyle Doric portico, originally with wrought and cast-iron balconies above (now largely absent). The windows are set within lugged architraves, corniced at ground level, with first-floor cill courses. A main cornice and balustrade run along the top of the terraces. The lower pairs are alternately advanced and recessed, while the upper pairs are generally on the same plane. Most of the recessed pairs have pilaster strips defining their north-facing ends.

Nos 15 and 16 are similarly styled but incorporate a full-length ground-floor colonnade. A modern addition has been made to the west of No 15. Nos 17 and 28 are single, three-bay houses, each with a portico on the left-hand side, with a one-storey link connecting No 17 to No 16.

The houses fronting Perth Road (Nos 1-4 and 29-32) are each symmetrical eight-bay structures, with the two bays at each end slightly advanced. They are designed in a similar style to the stepped terraces, featuring central tetrastyle porticos. No 1 is angled to accommodate Perth Road, with a trabeated porch on the side. No 32 has a Doric portico, a cast-iron balcony, and a later hemispherical, pilastered bow extending through both the ground and first floors. No 3 has a later balustrade and alterations including mullioned windows.

The corner houses, Nos 4 and 29, are two bays wide facing Perth Road and three bays wide facing Springfield. No 4 has a central portico and a panelled wallhead stack facing Springfield, with a recently restored balustrade. No 29 features a portico on the right-hand side, with a wallhead stack that has been partly removed to accommodate a later slate mansard roof with consoled dormers.

The original windows were sash and case, and many have been replaced with later two-pane windows, although some retain four-pane or twelve-pane glazing, and some are modern. The roofs are low-piended and slate-covered, with ridge stacks. The rear elevations are built of rubble.

Some good plastered interiors with Ionic detailing survive. The original iron railings are missing. Historic documents reference plans by an "eminent architect in Edinburgh" and detail the feuing arrangements in 1830 and 1831.