Pitcullen House, Perth

Pitcullen House in Perth is an early 19th century suburban double-pile villa, possibly altered in the mid-19th century. It is two stories with a basement and features a symmetrical, three-bay design. The villa has an Ionic-columned porch and is situated on a sloping site, with a piended roof section on the entrance elevation and a gabled section facing the garden. The exterior is constructed of coursed whinstone, with painted margins and quoins, and includes a base course, band courses, and a cornice. The ground floor has wide corniced windows with sidelights on the entrance elevation, while the garden elevation features a round-arched stair window and rectangular windows with sidelights in segmental-arched surrounds. The rear has small flat-roofed dormers, and the entrance elevation is topped with wallhead stacks, all covered with grey slates.

The interior, as observed in 2014, retains much of its early 19th century room layout, including the basement. It features some decorative cornicing, ceiling roses, and simple timber fire surrounds. A notable feature is the elaborate double-return mid-19th century staircase, which has a curving timber banister adorned with decorative geometric pierced round floral panels, curving at the top. The flooring includes flagstones, and there is an early 19th century cast iron service stair leading to the basement.

At the entrance to the property, there is a pair of ashlar gatepiers topped with domed caps, flanking decorative metal gates.