Basic Site Details

Name: The White House
Town, district or village: Helensburgh
City or county: Dunbartonshire
Country: Scotland
Parish:  
Status: A Listed
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Street Addresses

The following street addresses are associated with this building:
 AddressMain entrance?Notes
Item 1 of 215, Colquhoun Street UpperYes 
Item 2 of 215, Upper Colquhoun Street Alternative form of name

Events

The following date-based events are associated with this building:
 FromToEvent typeNotes
Item 1 of 518981900Build/construction 
Item 2 of 51899  Furnishings
Item 3 of 53 April 1899  Plans dated
Item 4 of 51900 Design exhibited 
Item 5 of 52010 RestorationAbout to start

People

Design and Construction

The 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.
 NameRolePartnership GroupFromToNotes
Item 1 of 2George Walton  1899 Furnishings
Item 2 of 2Mackay Hugh Baillie Scott  1899  

Clients

The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design:
 NameNotes
Item 1 of 1Paul, Henry Stoddart - director of Matthew Paul & Co, engineers in DumbartonHis daughter married into the Kidston family

References

Bibliographic References

The following books contain references to this building:
 Author(s)DateTitlePartPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 8Academy Architecture1900 part 2 p21
Item 2 of 8Baillie Scott, Mackay Hugh1906Houses and Gardens (Second edition, Woodbridge: Antique Collectors' Club, 1933)pp268-72, also 202-206 for furnishing
Item 3 of 8Carruthers, Annette2013The Arts and Crafts Movement in Scotland: a history  pp141-143
Item 4 of 8Graves, Algernon1905The Royal Academy of Arts: a complete dictionary of exhibitors and their works…1905-6London: Graves and Bell1900, no 1869
Item 5 of 8Macdonald-Smith, Ian2010Arts & Crafts Master: the Houses and Gardens of M Baillie Scott Rizzolipp64-67
Item 6 of 8McDonald, William (ed)1999Burgh of Helensburgh Dean of Guild Court Records 1875-1975 Argyll & Bute Council Library & Information Service and Argyll & Bute Archives 
Item 7 of 8Moon, Karen1993George Walton, Designer and Architect  p111
Item 8 of 8Wodehouse, Lawrence1980Lutyens and Baillie Scott in Scotland 'Seer' (Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art magazine), No. 3, 3 June 1980, pp50-53 

Periodical References

The following periodicals contain references to this building:
 Periodical NameDateEditionPublisherNotes
Item 1 of 2Art et decoration190721 p66
Item 2 of 2The Studio1906v39 p32-34

Archive References

The following archives hold material relating to this building:
 SourceArchive nameSource catalogue no.Notes
Item 1 of 3Argyll & Bute Council ArchivesHelensburgh Dean of Guild Box 1895-1899 (6/1899)
Item 2 of 3Courtesy of Fiona SinclairInformation via DSA website  
Item 3 of 3Historic Environment ScotlandListed Buildings Register34762