79 South Beach, Troon

Early 20th century. Asymmetrical 2-storey, 3-bay Free Style house with single storey, single bay projection recessed to outer left; later single storey addition recessed to outer right. Squared and snecked stugged red sandstone at ground; whitewashed harl at 1st floor; polished sandstone dressings throughout; full-height sandstone entrance tower. Chamfered plinth at base; slightly oversailing 1st floor; overhanging timber eaves; timber bargeboards to gables. Rake jointed polished quoins at ground; rake-jointed long and short surrounds to openings; sandstone mullions and transoms; corbelled, architraved cills at 1st floor.

SW (ENTRANCE) ELEVATION: full-height canted entrance tower off-set to right of centre comprising part-glazed timber panelled door off-set to left with architraved, roll-moulded and pedimented surround; single window in reveal to right; 5-light canted window breaking eaves at 1st floor; crenellated parapet. Single window at ground in bay recessed to right; blind at 1st floor; modern addition recessed to outer right. Tripartite window at ground in bay recessed to left; gabled bipartite window breaking eaves above. Single window in single storey projection recessed to outer left.

NW (SIDE) ELEVATION: 3-bay (2-bay at ground). Swept eaves to blind, single storey projection in bays to right of centre; buttressed wallhead stack at centre; gabled window breaking eaves at 1st floor in bay to right; single window at 1st floor in bay to left. Bipartite window recessed at ground off-set to left of centre; bipartite window breaking eaves in bay to outer left.

Predominantly 6- and 9-pane upper, plate glass lower timber casement glazing; some small-pane leaded glazing. Red tile piended roof swept at eaves; original cast-iron rainwater goods. Moulded sandstone copes to whitewashed harl wallhead stacks; circular terracotta cans.

INTERIOR: not seen 1997.

BOUNDARY WALL AND GATEPIERS: coped, stepped brick wall enclosing site. Circular-plan coursed brick piers flanking entrance from South Beach; hemispherical caps; replacement gate. Gatepiers flanking entrance from Yorke Road.