Whilome was built c.1907 and was designed by the outstanding Arts and Crafts architect, Herbert Luck North (1871-1941), who lived and worked in Llanfairfechan from c.1901.

Unlike Woodcot nextdoor, Whilome's front elevation is symmetrical and the carefully positioned windows contain diamond leaded panes. The Gothic porch doorway is typical of North, and so is the way the steep gables flatten out as they go lower. The ground floor plan is one North used in a number of early houses, probably influenced by Baillie Scott, where the two main rooms and central hall can be thrown together as one room, or they can be closed off from each other by doors, allowing a through-route to the rear kitchen.

The main ground floor rooms have exposed ceiling beams and joists like in traditional Welsh cottages.

Adam Voelcker, 9 October 2009