Designed by Edinburgh Architects AG Sidney Mitchell and Wilson, and built 1892-94, Greenfield House is set in flat parkland to the north of Alloa's main shopping area.
The building was reconstructed and extended after a fire by the same architects in 1914 and consisted of a two-storey and attic, built in red snecked rubble, with a four-storey entrance tower with finely detailed arched and Ionic columned doorpiece, set back ogee roofed timber and lead 5th stage.
Symmetrical south east front with twin bays; single-storey northeast service wing, interlocked octagonal shafted chimneys. Finely detailed with sculptured and inscribed panels. The interior has since been altered for office use, but some good interior work remains.
Greenfield House -Picture from Canmore.org collection
Greenfield House was built for David Paton Thomson, one of the directors of John Paton, Son & Co. Ltd, and a former Deputy Lieutenant of Clackmannanshire. It was elegantly furnished and housed a fine art collection. Alloa Burgh Council bought Greenfield House in 1950 and used the building as the council headquarters for many years. Clackmannanshire Council moved out of the building around 2014, and in 2017 they eventually sold it to a private developer.
Greenfield House June 2022
Clackmannan Council bought the building back in August 2021 after the building fell into disrepair. The building remains on the Buildings At Risk Register and is grade B listed.