The two-storey-and-attic, five-bay simplified Palladian town house was originally built by the Glasgow architect John Craig for himself.

Craig was the son of a timber merchant and listed himself as ' 'architect to His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales'.

[2][3] At that time Miller Street was the location of the private homes of a number of prosperous Glasgow merchants.

The house was later occupied by William Connel, who joined the business then trading as Findlay, Duff and Co.

[19] A number of changes were made to the structure at the end of the 19th century by the noted Glasgow architectural firm of Honeyman and Keppie at the time Charles Rennie Mackintosh was an employee.