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Emmet Street, Birr, County Offaly 14819030 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   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.   Back To Results