Greenfield House
1892-94
The woollen mills of the Paton family in Alloa, Clackmannan and Tillicoultry had a great influence on the industrial history of Clackmannanshire. Their sense of civic responsibility also gave Alloa some of its grand public buildings and their impressive family homes have nearly all survived.
Greenfield House was designed by the Edinburgh architects A G Sydney Mitchell & Wilson for David Paton Thomson. It was elegantly furnished and housed a considerable art collection. The original architects reconstructed and extended the house after a severe fire in 1914. David Paton Thomson died in 1917 and in his will instructed that his wife should live in the house until her death, after which it must be sold.
Jane Thomson died in 1951 and in 1952 the house was purchased by Alloa Burgh Council. Greenfield House is now the headquarters of Clackmannanshire Council. In spite of the changed use, many of the original fittings of the house, including splendid stained glass, plasterwork and wood panelling, have survived.
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