Basic Site Details Name: | Gurphur | Town, district or village: | Ballantrae | City or county: | Ayrshire | Country: | Scotland | Parish: | | Status: | Demolished | Grid ref: | | Notes: | The name Gurphur was abandoned in favour of Laggan House by the time the MacGibbons had left it. | Alternative NamesThe following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | Name | Current name? | Notes | | Laggan House | Yes | | | Logan House | | |
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 | | c. 1868 | | | | | 1886 | | Alterations and additions | 'Buildings of Scotland' indicate that the house was built from scratch at this time, rather than additions. | | 1914 | | | Extension for Major Hughes Onslow |
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 | | David MacGibbon | | | c. 1868 | | Original house for himself | | Allan Stevenson | | A | 1886 | | Additions and alterations | | James Miller | | | 1914 | | Extension |
ClientsThe following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | | Name | Notes | | MacGibbon, David | Original house (for himself). Estate inherited from his father. | | Onslow, Hughes, Major | 1914 extension |
ReferencesBibliographic ReferencesThe following books contain references to this building: | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Close, Rob and Riches, Anne | 2012 | The Buildings of Scotland: Ayrshire & Arran | | New Haven and London: Yale University Press | p491 | | Close, Robert | 1992 | Ayrshire and Arran, an Illustrated Architectural Guide | | Edinburgh: RIAS | p191 | | Davis, Michael C | 1991 | The Castles and Mansions of Ayrshire | | Ardrishaig, Argyll: privately published | p314 |
Archive ReferencesThe following archives hold material relating to this building: | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Ayrshire Archives (from February 2007) | Darley- Hay Partnership archive | | Plans for 1886 additions and alterations | | RIAS Collection, NMRS, RCAHMS | Book of watercolours | | Project watercolour | | RIAS Collection, NMRS, RCAHMS | James Miller, Son & Manson Drawings Collection | | 12 drawings |
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