▁own ers ▁( and ▁had ▁sold ▁cloth ▁for ▁sand b ags ▁to ▁both ▁sides ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Civil ▁War ), ▁and ▁Sh arp ▁had ▁added ▁vent ure ▁capital ▁and ▁rail ▁transport ▁to ▁his ▁business ▁interests ▁( he ▁was ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁London , ▁Mid land ▁and ▁Scottish ▁Railway ). ▁His ▁intention ▁was ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁new ▁family ▁home ▁with ▁ready ▁access ▁to ▁D und ee ▁and ▁to ▁his ▁golf ing ▁interests ▁at ▁St ▁Andrew s ' ▁Royal ▁and ▁An cient ▁G olf ▁Club . ▁He ▁also ▁wanted ▁somewhere ▁to ▁house ▁his ▁already ▁extensive ▁collection ▁of ▁paint ings , ▁t apest ries , ▁furn iture ▁and ▁por cel ain . ▁Although ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁W emy ss ▁Hall ▁met ▁his ▁requirements , ▁the ▁accommod ation ▁did ▁not , ▁and ▁so ▁he ▁engaged ▁the ▁architect ▁Sir ▁Robert ▁Lor imer . ▁Lor imer ▁had ▁recently ▁transformed ▁K ell ie ▁Castle , ▁just ▁ ▁away . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years , ▁the ▁new ▁m ansion ▁house ▁( named ▁Hill ▁of ▁Tar v it ) ▁replaced ▁the ▁main ▁block ▁of ▁the ▁earlier ▁house , ▁although ▁the ▁rear ▁service ▁wings ▁were ▁retained . ▁The ▁new ▁house ▁was ▁fitted ▁with ▁all ▁modern ▁conven ien ces , ▁including ▁electric ity , ▁an ▁internal ▁phone ▁system ▁and ▁central ▁he ating . ▁Sh arp ▁added ▁a ▁ 9 - hole ▁golf ▁course ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁house . ▁ ▁Be atrice ▁White , ▁Frederick ' s ▁wife , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 8 6