Huntershill House

James Muir advertised the house for sale in December 1798, when it was said to consist of "a Kitchen, nine Fire-rooms, besides Garret-rooms, Closets, and two sunk Cellars".

The conversion would involve a total re-modelling of the interior of the house, which had not changed much since Muir's time, and the construction of a two-storey extension.

The council was allowed to carry out these drastic alterations since the house was not listed at the time even although it was sold with the burdens in place: "ALL and WHOLE that area of ground containing one acre and ninety six decimal or one thousandth parts of an acre of ground, part of three acres and six decimal or one-tenth parts of an acre of ground or thereby Imperial Standard Measure, bounded on west-southwest, west and west-northwest by Crowhill Road, in the Parish of Cadder, more particularly described in a Disposition by us the said James William McGilvray and the said Mrs. Olive Millicent Cant or McGilvray in favour of James Gray Provan dated Eighth April and recorded in the said Division of the General Register of Sasines on Fourteenth May both in the year Nineteen hundred and sixty four; together with the subjects Huntershill House erected thereon, the parts, privileges and pertinents thereof and the whole right, title and interest of me and my said consenter present and future therein; But always.

with and under in so far as still subsisting and applicable and not implemented, departed from or discharged the burdens, reservations, servitudes, conditions, declarations and others specified or contained in the said Disposition by Norman Macleod and Others as Trustees therein-mentioned and Others in favour of the said Mrs. Olive Millicent Cant or McGilvray" The conversion was accomplished during 1969-70 and was formally handed over by the contractor on 13 November of the latter year.

The museum is now housed in Bishopbriggs Library and includes a magnificent bust of Muir by Scottish artist and sculptor Alexander Stoddart.