Boath House

Boath House is an austere classical mansion designed by Archibald Simpson in 1830. It has two storeys over a basement and features five-bay main elevations facing east and west, all constructed of polished ashlar.

The east front includes a central entrance with moulded architraves set within a fluted Ionic tetrastyle portico. It has long flanking ground floor windows and a corniced parapet that encircles the house, along with a stepped and raised blocking course at the center. The west front features bowed three-window centre bays that rise to full height, with outer single ground floor French windows placed within segmental-headed recesses, each adorned with a small wreath carved over the architrave.

The south elevation has four bays, while the north elevation has three bays with blind outer bay fenestration. The windows are multi-pane glazed. The roof has symmetrical corniced wallhead stacks on the north and south sides, along with paired centre stacks, and a shallow piended platform slate roof.

Inside, the entrance hall boasts a coffered ceiling and an Ionic screen leading to the drawing room on the west side. All public rooms have simple corniced ceilings and original marble chimney pieces, as well as original panelled doors and moulded door pieces. A curved staircase leads to the north, featuring a cast-iron balustrade with palmette detailing.