Survey Data
Reg No
50110491
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
House
In Use As
Office
Date
1820 - 1840
Coordinates
316362, 232816
Date Recorded
12/07/2017
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced two-bay four-storey house over basement, built c. 1830, as one of pair with No. 43, having three-storey return to rear (west) elevation. M-profile pitched roof, hipped to north, hidden behind granite parapet having carved cornice. Rendered chimneystacks with clay pots. Brown brick, laid in Flemish bond, to walls, cut masonry plinth course over rendered walls to basement. Square-headed window openings having raised render reveals and masonry sills. Mixed three-over-three pane, six-over-six pane timber sliding sash and replacement windows. Cast-iron balconettes with Anthemion detailing to first floor. Round-headed door opening having moulded render surround, carved stone doorcase comprising Ionic columns and entablature, leaded fanlight and timber panelled door. Nosed granite steps having cast-iron boot-scrape to platform. Cast-iron railings having spear-head finials and decorative collars on carved granite plinth wall.
Appraisal
Part of a uniform terrace, this building maintains the parapet height, fenestration alignment and detailing of its neighbours, creating a sense of continuity which makes a pleasing contribution to the streetscape. A fine Ionic doorcase and cast-iron balconettes lend artistic interest to the classically restrained facade. The composition as a whole projects an air of grandeur. The road leading from St. Stephen's Green to Donnybrook was originally called Suesey Street. It was renamed Leeson Street in 1728 to commemorate the Leeson brewing family, who were responsible for significant development in the area. Some early Georgian houses remain but construction predominantly dates from the late eighteenth to mid-nineteenth centuries.