Main Record - County Offaly |
| Emmet Street, Birr, County Offaly
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| 14819030 |
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| Reg. No. | 14819030 |
| Date | 1810 - 1850 |
| Previous Name | N/A |
| Townland | TOWNPARKS (BB. BY.) |
| County | County Offaly |
| Coordinates | 206083, 205163 |
| Categories of Special Interest | ARCHITECTURAL |
| Rating | Regional |
| Original Use | house |
| In Use As | house |
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Description
Terraced five-bay two-storey house, built c.1830, with integral carriage arch and return to rear. House fronts directly onto street. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Roughcast rendered walls with eaves course. Timber sash windows with stone sills. Round-headed door opening within coved rendered surround, timber spoked lantern fanlight and timber panelled door with tooled limestone steps and cast-iron bootscrapers. Segmental-headed integral carriage arch with double battened timber door.
Appraisal
This urban house, with an impressive door opening, set within a coved surround, overlooks Emmet Street. The attractive entrance enlivens the façade with a decorative fanlight that incorporates a lantern. Well maintained, the house provides a positive architectural aspect to Emmet Street. |
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