Evelyn Villas, 1 Holehouse Road, Kilmarnock

Gabriel Andrew of Andrew & Newlands, 1903. 2 pairs of semi-detached 2-storey, 2-bay hybrid Art & Crafts / Glasgow style L-plan villas. Harled and painted with red Ballochmyle ashlar bays and dressings.

S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: Nos. 1 & 3: to 2nd bay, pilastered entrance arch, impost moulding supporting projecting hoodmould with oculus label-stops, brass bell-push on left pilaster; step leading to deeply recessed timber panelled door, glazed to upper portion, timber and glazed panels to flanks, swept broken pediment surmounting. Slightly arched cantilevered architraved canopy held by central bracket and semi-scrolled finial surmounting entrance. To left 2-storey, 5-light canted bay with deep stone base course, transoms and mullions, sill band to 1st floor, swept faux battlements breaking through eaves. To 1st floor, 2nd bay: high band course supporting semi-circular arched window, stone voussoirs, oculus detail at springing line, projecting moulded keystone. Nos. 2 & 4: as before, but plan reversed.

W ELEVATION: Nos. 2 & 4 adjoining neighbouring villas; to Nos. 1 & 3 blind gable end with overhanging eaves and wallhead stack with curved base.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: not seen, 2001.

E ELEVATION: Nos. 1 & 3 adjoining neighbouring villas; to Nos. 2 & 4 blind gable end with overhanging eaves and wallhead stack with curved base.

Original glazing to principal elevation of No. 1: fixed 3-pane upper timber lights, single pane sash and case windows to lower lights; 3-light semi-circular casement window with hinged light to middle. Replacement PVCu glazing to other 3 villas. Single tall lights flanking doors, square light to doors with arched upper and lower edges. Piended red clay plain tile roofs with overhanging bracketed timber eaves, fairly shallow pitch. Terracotta ridge tiles with ornate ball and stalk finials to apexes. Replacement aluminium flashing around projections of bays. Velux roof lights to villa No.4 To outer gable of property, single harled and painted wallhead stack gently curving out to base, 4 high terracotta pots; all missing at villa No. 2. Painted cast-iron rainwater goods, concealed gutters and ornate hoppers.

INTERIOR: not seen, 2001.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND GATEPIERS: to each pair of houses: red sandstone base course, harled and painted walls with red sandstone copes arching up into 3 flat plinths, middle of which supports an open-topped segmental pediment, ends of wall arch up and wrap around cylindrical harled gatepiers with deep neck copes, projecting cornice and rounded caps. Matching single pier to centre with above walls to flanks. Harled and painted, stepped arched wall to E & W of properties with single matching piers