Basic Site Details Name: | Freeland House | City or county: | Perthshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | | Grid ref: | | Notes: | 1733 Contract James Ruthven and John Douglas, Architect. To pull down the old wing on the middle of the north side of the House of Freeland and to double the said house to the north side where the wing is to be taken away the full length of the present House of Freeland and 18’ wide within the walls and three storys high - The first story to sink underground for offices, the second to be of the same level as floor within the first story of the present house of Freeland where the drawing room and Dining room presently are and of the same height. The third uppermost story to be a foot and a half higher walls than the uppermost story of the present house of Freeland if the walls will allow and to put a good and sufficient roof upon the said new building and a little flatter than the roof of the present house s as the two roofs be level at the top notwithstanding of the ods of the height of the walls. To be good stone work with plain hewn doors, windows and corners and chimney heads with 5 pairs of concave jams and hearths finely polished and the make good and sufficient vents so as not to smoke and to make said roof of good and sufficient redwood sawn out of logs and well sarkt and slated with slate from Drummahourn quarry and the old roof and new to be joined with a lead gutter and to divide the same in offices, rooms, closets and stairs, etc. The sunk story to be plaistered. 2nd story the Dining room to have fine doubled flooring and to be all boxed with fine redwood quarter round and raised panelling. The stairs of stone well polished and the nursery to be floored as the uppermost story of good common flooring and boxed all round. 2 new doors on the passages from the new building to the old and all the windows of the second and third storys to be made of two inch thick wanscoat and crown glass, the first story to be of inch and half wanscoat and good common glass and to alter the positions of the old house. 100 pounds sterling betwixt the 1st July next to come and the like sum of one hundred pounds at the term of martinmas thereafter and the sum of £125 17/- at the term of Whitsunday - and to furnish John Douglas with the horses to carry the stone, lime, timber and slates and to quarry the stone. To furnish workmen upon Lord Ruthven’s charge. To rid the ground for the sunk story of the new building. The Drawing room to be in the old house where the dining room is at present - both to be boxed the same. Lord R’s dressing room and his Lady’s woman’s room in the uppermost story of the new building remain unfinished at his option. witnesses Henry Balfour Esq of Dunbog Tomas Morison, servant to Lord R | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Ruthven House | Yes | | | Strathallan School | | |
Building Type ClassificationThe building is classified under the following categories: | | Classification | Original classification? | Notes | | Country House | | |
EventsThe following date-based events are associated with this building: | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1733 | | Alterations and additions | | | 1825 | 1826 | | Radical reconstruction of existing house, apparently largely designed by Blore and executed by Burn | | 1877 | 1880 | | Additions, including great hall | | 1883 | | | Additions | | 1891 | | | Lodge | | 1899 | 1905 | | Additions | | 1913 | | | Redecoration | | Before 1981 | | Addition | Dining hall, studies and sports hall |
PeopleDesign and ConstructionThe following individuals or organisations have carried out design/construction work. Where architects or practices worked together, matching letters appear beside their names in the Partnership Group column. | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | John Douglas | | H | 1733 | | Contract for alterations drawn up between Lord Ruthven and John Douglas architect. | | Edward Blore | | A | 1825 | 1826 | Radical reconstruction of existing house, apparently largely designed by Blore and executed by Burn | | William Burn | | A | 1825 | 1826 | Radical reconstruction of existing house, apparently largely designed by Blore and executed by Burn | | Charles Reid | | B | 1877 | 1880 | Additions, including great hall | | James Maitland Wardrop | | B | 1877 | 1880 | Additions, including great hall | | Wardrop & Reid | | B | 1877 | 1880 | Additions, including great hall | | (Sir) Robert Rowand Anderson | | C | 1883 | | Additions | | George Washington Browne | | C | 1883 | | Additions | | Hew Maitland Wardrop (later Hew Montgomerie Wardrop) | | C | 1883 | | Additions | | Wardrop, Anderson & Browne | | C | 1883 | | Additions | | (Sir) Robert Rowand Anderson | | F | 1891 | | Lodge | | Hew Maitland Wardrop (later Hew Montgomerie Wardrop) | | F | 1891 | | Lodge | | Wardrop & Anderson | | F | 1891 | | Lodge | | (Sir) Robert Rowand Anderson | | D | 1899 | 1902 | Additions - partial remodelling of entrance front | | Alexander Hunter Crawford | | D | 1899 | 1905 | Additions - partial remodelling of entrance front | | Anderson Simon & Crawford | | D | 1899 | 1902 | Additions - partial remodelling of entrance front | | Frank Lewis Worthington Simon | | D | 1899 | 1905 | Additions - partial remodelling of entrance front | | Donald Alexander Stewart | | E | 1913 | | Redecoration | | Smart & Stewart | | E | 1913 | | Redecoration | | David Smart | | E | Before 1914 | | Redecoration | | Boswell, Mitchell & Johnston | | J | After 1961 | | Refurbishment | | Robert Scott Noble | | J | After 1961 | | Refurbishment - partner in charge | | Gillespie & Scott | | G | Before 1981 | | Dining hall, studies and sports hall | | James L Hunter Scott | | G | Before 1981 | | Dining hall, studies and sports hall | | Michael George Scott | | G | Before 1981 | | Dining hall, studies and sports hall |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | Ruthven, Lord | Client for Blore & Burn work | | Wood, Collingwood Lindsay | Cleint for Wardrop & Reid work |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Colvin, Howard | 2008 | A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects 1600-1840 | | London: YUP. 4th edition | | | Gifford, John | 2007 | The Buildings of Scotland: Perth and Kinross | | Yale University Press | p713-5 | | http://www.strathallan.co.uk | | http://www.strathallan.co.uk/media/history/History%20-%20FreelandHouse.pdf | | | Accessed 02/10/2015 | | RIBA | 1981 | Directory of Practices 1981 | | | | | Who's Who in Architecture | 1913 | | | | Redecoration by Smart & Stewart |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Edinburgh University Library | Anderson Collection (Plans and drawings) | | For additions of 1877-80 | | National Monuments Record of Scotland/NMRS, RCAHMS | Drawings Collection | | Burn drawings | | RIAS, Rutland Square | Records of membership | | Email 9 /02/2007 from Ian Hepburn to RIAS. | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Drawings Collection | | Blore drawings | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Alexander Hunter Crawford: F v14 p68 no890 (microfilm reel 11) |
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