59 Argyle Square, Wick

53 Argyle Square in Wick is a canted terrace of houses built around 1840. The terrace features two-storey, two-bay, three-bay, and four-bay symmetrical, rectangular-plan gabled houses facing southwest onto Argyle Square. The exterior is primarily constructed of coursed Caithness stone slabs, with some sections harled.

House No. 51 has a principal elevation that is three bays wide, harled and lined to resemble ashlar. It features channelled quoins, a base course, and projecting window margins with incised decoration. The central door is topped by a console bracketed cornice. The northwest side elevation has a blind gable end.

House No. 52 also has a three-bay principal elevation, similarly harled and lined as ashlar, with channelled quoins and a base course. The central panelled door has a console bracketed cornice above. This house includes canted dormers and a small rooflight at the center, covered with felt tiles.

House No. 53 features a three-bay principal elevation that is harled, with channelled quoins and a base course. The central door is topped by a console bracketed cornice, and the house has large rooflights.

House No. 54 has a principal elevation with four narrow bays, a door to the left, a blocked pend to the outer right, and blocked windows in the second and fourth bays of the upper storey. There is a canted dormer to the right and a small rooflight to the left.

House No. 55 also has a four-bay principal elevation, with a door positioned to the center right, a pend to the outer right, and blocked windows in the second and fourth bays of the upper storey.

House No. 57 features a three-bay principal elevation with a door in the center and a canted dormer to the left.

House No. 58 has a two-bay principal elevation, with a door to the left and a blocked pend in the center, along with a canted dormer to the right.

House No. 59 has a five-bay principal elevation, with a central door, a blocked pend, and a blocked window above the flanking bays. This house features modern box dormers. The southeast side elevation has a blind gable end.

The interiors of these houses were not seen in 2001. The buildings have plate glass sash and case windows, grey slate roofs with lead flashing, coped gable stacks, and cast-iron rainwater goods.