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| client William Davidson |
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| location_town = [[Kilmacolm]] |
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'''Windy Hill''' is a house designed and furnished by [[ |
'''Windy Hill''' or '''Windyhill''' is a house designed by [[Charles Rennie Mackintosh]] and furnished by him and his wife, [[Margaret Macdonald Mackintosh|Margaret Macdonald]], in [[Kilmacolm]], Scotland.<ref name="NYTimes20140814">{{cite web | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/15/greathomesanddestinations/in-scotland-house-designed-by-charles-rennie-mackintosh.html | title=Kept the Way Architect Wanted | last=Holledge | first=Richard | date=14 August 2014 |work=[[The New York Times]] | accessdate=2022-08-01 }}</ref> It is [[Category A listed building|Category A listed]] and remains as a home in private ownership. Windy Hill is also the name of a hill in the [[Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park]] which borders Kilmacolm.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/glasgow/windy-hill.shtml|title=Windy Hill, Muirshiel Country Park}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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The house was commissioned in 1900 by William Davidson, a provisions merchant, who was Mackintosh's friend and patron.<ref name="NYTimes20140814" /> Mackintosh not only designed the [[Art Nouveau]]-style house, but also, with Macdonald, its decor, furniture and fittings, including fireplaces, panelling, stained glass and lights.<ref name="NYTimes20140814" /> They also designed the {{Convert|2|acre|ha}} garden.<ref name="NYTimes20140814" /> The house was completed and occupied in 1901.<ref name="M189">{{cite web |url=http://www.mackintosh-architecture.gla.ac.uk/catalogue/browse/display/?sysnum=s216 |title=M189 Windyhill, Kilmacolm |publisher=[[University of Glasgow]] |accessdate=7 December 2016}}</ref> Job books and correspondence relating to the commission are held at the [[Hunterian Museum]], who have made digital scans available online.<ref name="M189" /> |
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[[File:Windy Hill.jpg|thumb|left|'Windy Hill' from Rowantreehill Road in 2007.]] |
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[[Blackie and Son|Walter Blackie]] and his wife viewed the house, with Mackintosh, before commissioning him to design [[Hill House, Helensburgh|Hill House]].<ref name="HS" /><ref name="M189" /> |
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The Davidson family lived in Windy Hill until 1911 when they moved back to Glasgow so William could be closer to his work.<ref name=gla>{{cite web | url=https://www.mackintosh-architecture.gla.ac.uk/catalogue/name/?nid=DavidWm | title=William Davidson | work=mackintosh-architecture.gla.ac.uk | date=2014 | accessdate=2022-08-01 }}</ref> The house was then rented out, until 1934 when Davidson sold it.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mackintosh-architecture.gla.ac.uk/catalogue/browse/display/?rs=188&xml=chr | title=M189 Windyhill, Kilmacolm | work=mackintosh-architecture.gla.ac.uk | date=2014 | accessdate=2022-08-01 }}</ref> |
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== Design == |
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The house consists of two floors in an L-shape arranged in two distinct volumes.<ref name=Crawford2022>{{cite book | title=Charles Rennie Mackintosh | last=Crawford | first=Alan | year=2002 | publisher=Thames & Hudson}}</ref> The larger volume comprises a long hallway with three family rooms leading off of it on the ground floor, with five bedrooms on the upper floor.<ref name=Crawford2022 /> The second volume contains service rooms like the kitchen and laundry situated at the end of the previously mentioned hallway, with housemaid and servant bedrooms above it.<ref name=Crawford2022 /> |
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The exterior is [[Harling (wall finish)|harling]] with a smooth uniform appearance with small deep-set windows.<ref name=Crawford2022 /> The Davidson's son Hamish wrote in article for ''The Scottish Art Review'' that fellow passengers on his father's daily train commute compared the design of his house to "a barracks or a prison".<ref>{{cite magazine | title=Memories of Charles Rennie Mackintosh I | last=Davidson | first=Hamish R. | volume=11 | number=4 | page=5 | year=1968 | url=https://www.mackintosh-architecture.gla.ac.uk/catalogue/images/?filename=a216_032 }}</ref> |
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==Ownership== |
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In 2014, the house's fifth owner, David Cairns, who had painstakingly sourced craftspeople to authentically restore it, placed it on the market for an estimated £3 million.<ref name="NYTimes20140814" /> After it initially failed to sell, there were calls to buy it for the nation, to ensure its preservation.<ref name="HS">{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/13201641.Call_to_buy_Charles_Rennie_Mackintosh_s___3m_Windyhill_house_for_the_nation/ |title=Call to buy Charles Rennie Mackintosh's £3m Windyhill house for the nation |date=15 February 2015 |work=[[HeraldScotland.com]] |accessdate=7 December 2016}}</ref> As of 2022, the property had been removed from the market.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rightmove.co.uk/properties/44294434#/ | title=Windyhill, Rowantreehill Road, Kilmacolm, PA13 4PE | work=rightmove.co.uk | accessdate=2022-08-01 }}</ref> |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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{{Charles Rennie Mackintosh}} |
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[[Category:Art Nouveau architecture in Scotland]] |
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[[Category:Charles Rennie Mackintosh buildings]] |
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Latest revision as of 00:39, 3 August 2022
| Windy Hill | |
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 Mackintosh's design for Windy Hill | |
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| Alternative names | Windyhill |
| General information | |
| Status | Extant |
| Type | House |
| Architectural style | Art Nouveau |
| Address | Rowantreehill Road |
| Town or city | Kilmacolm |
| Country | Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°53′24″N 4°37′13″W / 55.890101°N 4.620414°W |
| Construction started | 1900 |
| Completed | 1901 |
| Client | William Davidson |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Charles Rennie Mackintosh |
| Designations | Category A listed |
Windy Hill or Windyhill is a house designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and furnished by him and his wife, Margaret Macdonald, in Kilmacolm, Scotland.[1] It is Category A listed and remains as a home in private ownership. Windy Hill is also the name of a hill in the Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park which borders Kilmacolm.[2]
History
[edit]The house was commissioned in 1900 by William Davidson, a provisions merchant, who was Mackintosh's friend and patron.[1] Mackintosh not only designed the Art Nouveau-style house, but also, with Macdonald, its decor, furniture and fittings, including fireplaces, panelling, stained glass and lights.[1] They also designed the 2 acres (0.81 ha) garden.[1] The house was completed and occupied in 1901.[3] Job books and correspondence relating to the commission are held at the Hunterian Museum, who have made digital scans available online.[3]
Walter Blackie and his wife viewed the house, with Mackintosh, before commissioning him to design Hill House.[4][3]
The Davidson family lived in Windy Hill until 1911 when they moved back to Glasgow so William could be closer to his work.[5] The house was then rented out, until 1934 when Davidson sold it.[6]
Design
[edit]The house consists of two floors in an L-shape arranged in two distinct volumes.[7] The larger volume comprises a long hallway with three family rooms leading off of it on the ground floor, with five bedrooms on the upper floor.[7] The second volume contains service rooms like the kitchen and laundry situated at the end of the previously mentioned hallway, with housemaid and servant bedrooms above it.[7]
The exterior is harling with a smooth uniform appearance with small deep-set windows.[7] The Davidson's son Hamish wrote in article for The Scottish Art Review that fellow passengers on his father's daily train commute compared the design of his house to "a barracks or a prison".[8]
Ownership
[edit]In 2014, the house's fifth owner, David Cairns, who had painstakingly sourced craftspeople to authentically restore it, placed it on the market for an estimated £3 million.[1] After it initially failed to sell, there were calls to buy it for the nation, to ensure its preservation.[4] As of 2022, the property had been removed from the market.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Holledge, Richard (14 August 2014). "Kept the Way Architect Wanted". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "Windy Hill, Muirshiel Country Park".
- ^ a b c "M189 Windyhill, Kilmacolm". University of Glasgow. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Call to buy Charles Rennie Mackintosh's £3m Windyhill house for the nation". HeraldScotland.com. 15 February 2015. Retrieved 7 December 2016.
- ^ "William Davidson". mackintosh-architecture.gla.ac.uk. 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ "M189 Windyhill, Kilmacolm". mackintosh-architecture.gla.ac.uk. 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d Crawford, Alan (2002). Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Thames & Hudson.
- ^ Davidson, Hamish R. (1968). "Memories of Charles Rennie Mackintosh I". Vol. 11, no. 4. p. 5.
{{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires|magazine=(help) - ^ "Windyhill, Rowantreehill Road, Kilmacolm, PA13 4PE". rightmove.co.uk. Retrieved 1 August 2022.