HILL HOUSE

The Hill House represents the union of two architectural opposites: traditional Scottish values and modern international aspirations. It is the satisfactory resolution of these contradictory elements that demonstrates the extraordinary talent of its designer, Charles Rennie Mackintosh. With consummate grace he succeeded in synthesising the old with the new, merging form with function and fact with fairytale.
By 1902, when he came to design Hill House, Mackintosh's architectural vocabulary was sufficiently developed to provide that unique combination of traditional and modern forms, which was to become the hallmark of his style. He was ready to design a house that was also a total work of art, the 'gesamtkunstwerk' so eagerly sought by Mackintosh's Continental contemporaries.

LOCATION
North of the Main road, Helensburg

OPENING HOURS
1.30 - 5.00 pm April to October

ADMISSION CHARGE
£5.00 adult

TELEPHONE
01436 673900

ADDRESS
The Hill House
Upper Colquhoun Street
Helensburgh
G84 9AJ