Century House (Formerly Newmill), 100 Hepburn Gardens

Gillespie & Scott, 1908. Large asymmetrical 2-storey and attic Arts and Crafts villa discreetly sited along Hepburn Gardens with distinctive circular-plan 3-stage tower, turret with candlesnuffer roof and crowstepped gables. Harl with stone cills.

FURTHER DESCRIPTION: SE (garden) elevation; near central 3-stage tower with pedimented moulded doorpiece with decoratively part-glazed timber door. Tower terminates with corbel course and parapet. 2-stage turret adjoins tower, timber door gives access to tower parapet. To left recessed single bay with 1st floor window breaking eaves. To right symmetrical 2-bay projecting crowstepped gabled wing with apex stack.

NW (Hepburn Gardens) elevation; comprises central 3-light stair window with stone mullions and transoms; small box dormer above. To right, crowstepped gabled bay with flat roofed buttressed entrance porch with 9-panel timber door. To left, projecting single storey gabled bay.

Predominantly plate glass timber sash and case windows with horns. Graded grey slates. Variety of tall ridge and gable stacks with cans. Cast-iron rainwater goods.

INTERIOR: fine interior with many original features including timber panelling and fireplaces to some ground floor rooms. Fine moulded cornices to principal rooms. 3-light multi-pane fine stained glass curved window flanked by Doric columns separating hall from vestibule. Central hall with Doric columns and pilasters. Dogleg staircase to 1st floor. Boarded timber stairwell to turret.