M239 Additions and alterations to Arddarroch, Finnart

Honeyman, Keppie & Mackintosh made substantial alterations to this mid-19th-century house. The exact nature and extent of their work is unclear, but it seems to have involved a new porch, the raising of the E. wing from one storey to two, and the addition of a parallel range of outbuildings to the N.

Authorship: Mackintosh was evidently involved in this project. The job-book entry is written entirely in his hand; a drawing by him for a new porch survives; 'Whistlefield' is included in his 1906 submission to become Fellow of the RIBA; and Loch Goil, presumably referring to this project which lies close to the mouth of Loch Goil, is listed among the locations of his domestic work in his entry in Who's Who in Glasgow 1909. However, the porch as built is in the same traditional style as the original house, and so, to judge from old photographs, was the demolished E. wing. If Mackintosh designed these additions, their unadventurous appearance may reflect the client's wishes rather than the architect's.