Alltan Donn House, Altonburn Road, Nairn

Large suburban 2-storey and attic villa, commissioned in 1898 for a client named Brebner and completed 1906. Edwardian, slightly English Caroline in character, with deep projecting timber cornice, dormers and big piended and platformed slated roofs. Built of rock-faced ashlar, dressed ashlar detailing; timber casement windows with multi-paned upper panels. Attic accommodation extended around 1920 providing more bedrooms, flat-roofed dormers added at this time. Corniced ashlar stacks. Main entrance set in giant-pilastered centre bay on symmetrical SW front with surmounting pediment, arched doorway with corniced architrave and keystone; large twin-leafed panelled timber door with semi-circular tear-drop fanlight. Flanking ground floor box windows lighting principal (? Dining and Drawing) rooms. Near-identical 3-bay side elevations each with box window, that to NW containing French window. Tall staircase bay central on rear has Venetian stair window. Adjoining L-plan basement and 1 ? storey servants' wing to NE with piended dormer windows breaking over hanging eaves. Retains some original timber sash and case with upper multi-pane panels. Servants wing divided into 3 separate dwellings in late 1970s.

INTERIOR: generously-scaled lay-out with impressive full-height timber staircase at far end of entrance hall, lit by stained glass windows and cupola. Exposed timber floorboards, window surrounds, architraved and lugged doorpieces with twin-leaf panelled doors. Servants' wing modernised.