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Houston Cottage, North Street, Houston

A Category B Listed Building in Houston, Crosslee and Linwood, Renfrewshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 55.8708 / 55°52'14"N

Longitude: -4.5466 / 4°32'47"W

OS Eastings: 240755

OS Northings: 667110

OS Grid: NS407671

Mapcode National: GBR 3D.35J5

Mapcode Global: WH3NY.4P6R

Plus Code: 9C7QVFC3+88

Entry Name: Houston Cottage, North Street, Houston

Listing Name: Houston Cottage and Ancillary Buildings North Street

Listing Date: 4 November 1974

Category: B

Source: Historic Scotland

Source ID: 347048

Historic Scotland Designation Reference: LB13836

Building Class: Cultural

ID on this website: 200347048

Location: Houston and Killellan

County: Renfrewshire

Electoral Ward: Houston, Crosslee and Linwood

Parish: Houston And Killellan

Traditional County: Renfrewshire

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Description

1829. Single storey (over cellars) and garret. Rendered. Slated
roof with two piended dormers in front (and one at ends).
Moulded window-architraves. Moulded doorway with side-lights,
approached by stair. Eaves-cornice supported on brackets at
doorway and pilasters at ends. Set-back wings (probably
later) with crenellated wall-heads and hood-mouldings to
windows. Ancillary buildings at rear:-
Gig-house (and byre). Stable (and cart-house). Bothy.
All of rubble, lime-washed and with slated roofs. Pump.

Statement of Interest

Built by local builder, King, for himself. Passed through

marriage to Galloway family with whom it remained until 1955.

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