Hill House, Helensburgh, Scotland


Related people
Jacqueline Gargus (was created by)
Charles Rennie Mackintosh (was created by)
Date
1902-1903
Description
"Hill House, the largest and finest of Mackintosh's domestic buildings...occupies a hillside side that looks out over the Clyde estuary, and is surrounded by grounds meticulously landscaped by Mackintosh, who went to the extent of instructing that the trees be clipped according to his manner of drawing them. Built from local sandstone and rough-cast rendered, the house bears the image of Scottish baronial traditions. For the interior, Mackintosh designed fireplaces, furnishings and fittings. His attentions extended from the design of built-in wardrobes for the white bedroom to the detailing in a superb set of pewter fire tongs and poker. Walls in the house were generally white, some with delicate stencil designs in pale greens, pinks, and silver." --Jackie Cooper, ed. Mackintosh Architecture, the Complete Buildings and Selected Projects. New York: Rizzoli Press, 1980, p. 40. Keywords: United Kingdom, Scotland, Argyll and Bute, houses, drawings.
Style/Period
1900s (1900 - 1909)
Source
Pevsner, N. (1998). Charles R. Mackintosh. Venezia: Canal. p.61.