The design involved a symmetrical main frontage facing north onto The Square, with an external staircase for access to the first floor in front of the middle bay.

[6] Following the remodelling, the left-hand section, which was bowed, featured a segmental headed doorway in the central bay; on the first floor, there was a cross-window flanked by pilasters supporting a pediment which was decorated with finials.

The council acquired the building from the then owner, the former Prime Minister, Sir Alec Douglas-Home, with the intention of improving the appearance of the High Street.

[10] In the late 20th century the building was restored and it re-opened as the Kirriemuir Gateway to the Glens Museum in 2001.

[11][12][13] Exhibits also included a silver casket containing the scroll which was presented to J. M. Barrie when he received the Freedom of Kirriemuir on 7 June 1930.