The lands of Househill or Hous'hill was once the property of the Earls of Lennox, and later the Stewarts of Minto, stood on the right bank of Levern Water. Pronounced Howsle or Hoozel by locals, it was acquired by Glasgow Merchant Robert Dunlop in 1750 and in 1800 commissioned architect David Hamilton to add a new front to an earlier 17th century house on the lands.
Dunlops nephew who inherited the estate in 1837 modified the house further. In 1846 he feuded estate land at Priesthill, Nitshill and along the banks of the Levern for building and public works.
1872, Quarrymaster William Stevenson purchased Househill for £40,000. At the time the property was noted to contain, in addition to a modern mansion house and a village, an ironwork, clay-fields, a brick work, coal and ironstone mines and quarries!
Househill was leased in 1904 by John Cochrane, Provost of Barrhead and owner of the towns Grahamstone Foundry and booker works. His wife, Kate Cranston has a string of tea room businesses in Glasgow city centre, Argyle St, Buchanan St, Ingram St and the most famous, Willow Tea Room in Sauchiehall St. Kate had a strong working relationship with Charles Rennie MacKintosh whom was also brought in to redesign the interior of the mansion house.
after Cranston's death, Kate moved to Pollokshields, leaving two thirds of the estate for the benefit of Glasgow's poor. Edward Arthur Gamble was the next tenant of Househill and appears to have purchased the Mackintosh furniture from Cranston, for , when William Stevenson's trustees sold Househill for £2,900 to the Glasgow solicitor John W Henderson in 1927. Gamble removed the furniture which he subsequently auctioned off.
the mansion was burned down during a heat wave on 5th July 1934, while the Henderson children were having tea on the lawn, it's believed the suns rays ignited woodwork. Three years after, the Henderson's sold the remaining land and house to Glasgow Corporation who were keen to preserve the amenity of the Househillwood Scheme which had started to develop in 1935 and the mansion was demolished, situated just west of Heatson Road
Due to Mackintosh you will see many influences including the signs for Househillwood are Mackintosh styled, a rose garden close to the house site