Hunter House, Maxwellton Road, East Kilbride is a Grade A listed building in the South Lanarkshire local planning authority area, Scotland. First listed on 15 March 1963. Museum, house. 1 related planning application.
Hunter House, Maxwellton Road, East Kilbride
- WRENN ID
- watchful-lead-honey
- Grade
- A
- Local Planning Authority
- South Lanarkshire
- Country
- Scotland
- Date first listed
- 15 March 1963
- Type
- Museum, house
- Source
- Historic Environment Scotland listing
Description
Early 18th century; early 19th century alterations. 2-storey, 3-bay dwelling house; 1996 converted to museum; single storey and attic range to W. Painted harl; raised margins to main house; squared and snecked rubble to range.
S (PRINCIPAL) ELEVATION: central timber porch; single windows flanking; regular fenestration above; plaque outlining history of house between 1st and 2nd bays at 1st floor. Single storey and attic range extends to W; 3 single windows to right; blind to left; single window in gablehead of left return.
W ELEVATION: adjoining range.
N (REAR) ELEVATION: central tympany gable with blind oculus; irregular pattern and size of fenestration. Double gable extension to range; modern door and windows to right gable; modern windows on returns; skylight windows.
E ELEVATION: single window in left bay at ground; single window in right bay at 1st floor.
12-pane sash and case windows to principal elevation; mix of 12-pane and 2-pane sash and case to rear elevation. Slate roof; crowstepped skews; straight skews to tympany gable; coped rubble stacks at gableheads.
INTERIOR: house converted into a museum; original plan of house altered to create exhibition space, video-rooms and offices.
GATEPIERS AND BOUNDARY WALL: pair of stone piers; chamfered plinths; panelled shafts; pyramidal corniced caps. Low rubble wall.
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