5 Springfield, Dundee

5 Springfield, Dundee is a Neo-Classical terrace built between 1828 and 1851. The terrace was initially feued between 1830 and 1831, with the majority of the houses constructed by 1846, and later modified to exclude Springfield House. The development forms a cul-de-sac stepped up from the sea, terminating with a semi-detached house to the north and short terraces along Perth Road.

The terrace consists of numbers 5-14 and 18-27, and is arranged as 2-storey houses with basements (some of which have been infilled). These houses are generally in groups of three, with each pair featuring a central tetrastyle Doric portico, originally with wrought and cast-iron balconies above (most of which are now absent). Windows are set within lugged architraves, corniced at ground level, with first floor cill courses. A main cornice and balustrade run along the terrace. Lower pairs are alternately advanced and recessed, while later upper pairs sit on the same plane. Most pairs have pilaster strips defining their north ends, except for the recessed ones.

Numbers 15 and 16 are styled similarly, but with a full-length ground floor colonnade. A modern addition stands to the west of number 15. Numbers 17 and 28 are single, three-bay houses, each with a portico to the left, and are linked to number 16 by a one-storey link.

The elevations facing Perth Road are symmetrical, eight-bay arrangements, with the two outer bays slightly advanced. These also incorporate central tetrastyle porticos. Number 1 is angled to accommodate Perth Road and has a trabeated porch to the side. Number 32 features a later hemispherical, pilastered bow rising through the ground and first floors, incorporating a Doric portico and cast-iron balcony. Balustrade has been recently restored at Number 3, and a section of the wallhead stack has been removed from Number 29 to accommodate a later slate mansard roof with consoled dormers.

The corner houses, two bays facing Perth Road and three bays facing Springfield, are of similar style. Number 4 has a central portico and a panelled wallhead stack to Springfield, while a balustrade has been recently restored.

The windows are predominantly sash and case, with most now featuring 2-pane glass, although some are 4-pane or 12-pane, and some are modern. The roofs are low-piended and slate-covered, with ridge stacks. The rear of the terrace is constructed of rubble.

Some original, well-preserved, plastered Ionic interiors remain. Original ironwork railings are missing. The terrace was designed by an architect from Edinburgh, as noted in feu deeds from January and March 1830.