Basic Site Details
| Name: | Courance House |
| City or county: | Dumfriesshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
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Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | House | ||
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1825(?) | Addition | Date uncertain - although the estate of Upper Courance was sold by Francis Shorrt in 1825, so the work may date from around this time. | |
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. | ||||||
| Name | Role | Partnership Group | From | To | Notes | |
| Walter Newall | A | Attribution - addition to earlier house which was retained to serve as rear wing. | |||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Shorrt, Francis | Proprietor in about 1816. |
| Wightman | Proprietor in the 1830s. |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| MacKechnie, Aonghus | 1988 | Walter Newall, Architect in Dumfries | Trans. Dumfres & Galloway Naturual History & Antiquarian Society, 3rd ser, lxiii | ||
Periodical References
| The following periodicals contain references to this building: | |||||
| Periodical Name | Date | Edition | Publisher | Notes | |
| Caledonian Mercury | 1 February 1816 | |||
| Caledonian Mercury | 7 May 1825 | |||
| Caledonian Mercury | 24 August 1837 | |||