Basic Site Details
| Name: | Red Tower |
| Town, district or village: | Helensburgh |
| City or county: | Dunbartonshire |
| Country: | Scotland |
| Parish: | |
| Status: | A Listed |
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| Notes: | Now a drug rehabilitation centre. |
Building Type Classification
| The building is classified under the following categories: | |||
| Classification | Original classification? | Notes | |
 | House | ||
Street Addresses
| The following street addresses are associated with this building: | |||
| Address | Main entrance? | Notes | |
| 4, Douglas Drive | ||
| Luss Road | Yes | Original name of road |
Events
| The following date-based events are associated with this building: | ||||
| From | To | Event type | Notes | |
| 1898 | 1900 | ||
| 28 February 1898 | Plans dated | ||
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 | |
| Leiper & McNab | A | 1898 | 1900 | ||
| William Hunter McNab | A | 1898 | 1900 | ||
| William Leiper | A | 1898 | 1900 | ||
Clients
| The following individuals or organisations have commissioned work on this building/design: | ||
| Name | Notes | |
| Allan, James - provision merchant | |
References
Bibliographic References
| The following books contain references to this building: | ||||||
| Author(s) | Date | Title | Part | Publisher | Notes | |
| Nicol | 1908 | Domestic Architecture in Scotland | |||
| RSA | 1905 | 413 | |||
| Walker, F A | 2000 | Argyll and Bute (The Buildings of Scotland) | p289 | ||
Archive References
| The following archives hold material relating to this building: | ||||
| Source | Archive name | Source catalogue no. | Notes | |
| Argyll & Bute Council Archives | Helensburgh Dean of Guild | Box 1895-1899 (6/1898) | |
| Historic Environment Scotland | Listed Buildings Register | 34774 | |