Description

1723 for John Elphinstone. Altered 1889 Matthews &
Mackenzie (as Nurses' Home) and again 1934 G. Bennet
Mitchell with addition of 2-storey and attic wing to rear.
Original house 3-storey 5-window rectangle, harled with
chamfered openings, skewputts, big chimneys with deep
moulded copes at gables. Doorpiece, glazing, window cills
and dormers modern. Interior much altered and renewed,
central staircase to rear, semi-circular plan with
demi-lune well, stone to 1st floor wood above, lighted
by single large window with chamfer.

Statement of Interest

Much spoiled but of interest because of its date. The

new house of Glack was built 1876 for J. Mackenzie to

designs by James Matthews, heavy-handed baronial, some good

Elizabethan ceilings within, one good late 18th century

chimneypiece from old house. Indifferently extended

Matthew and Mackenzie as House of Daviot asylum 1889 and

alterations and additions since.

External Links

• Historic Environment Scotland Listing
• Wikidata Q17777701

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Recommended Books

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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Bristol (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)