Basic Site Details | Name: | St Joseph's College | | Town, district or village: | Lochwinnoch | | City or county: | Renfrewshire | | Country: | Scotland | | Parish: | | | Status: | C listed | | Grid ref: | | | Notes: | Known originally as Barr House, St Joseph's was built by David King in 1796 for James Adam, who sold it in 1820 to William Macdowall, 20th of
Garthland and one time Provost of Glasgow. William had completed the sale of ancestral lands of Garthland in Wigtonshire in 1811. He renamed the building Garpel, and then Gathland, extending it northwards (1820-1935). Henry Macdowall, 26th of Garthland, sold the building to the Mill Hill Foreign
Missionary Society at which time it became the St Joseph's College for Missionaries (1935-1985), and then St Joseph's Nursing Home (1985-
2004). | Alternative Names| The following alternative names are associated with this building/design: | | | Name | Current name? | Notes |  | Garthland | | | | St Joseph's College for Missionaries | | | | St Joseph's Nursing Home | | |
Events| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | | | From | To | Event type | Notes | | 1936 | | Alteration/conversion | Conversion of Garthland to college | | 1943 | | Addition | Chapel added |
PeopleDesign 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. | | | Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | | Thomas Smith Cordiner | | | 1936 | | Conversion of Garthland to college | | Thomas Smith Cordiner | | B | 1943 | | Chapel added |
ReferencesBibliographic References| The following books contain references to this building: | | | Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | | Walker, Frank Arneil | 1986 | South Clyde Estuary: An Illustrated Architectural Guide to Inverclyde and Renfrew | | | p76 |
Archive References| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | | | Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | | Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 50473 | | | RIBA Archive, Victoria & Albert Museum | RIBA Nomination Papers | | Thomas Smith Cordiner: F no4421 (combined box 13) |
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