Survey Data
Reg No
20823087
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1844 - 1849
Coordinates
210359, 77961
Date Recorded
21/03/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced two-bay two-storey house, extant 1849, on a rectangular plan. One of a terrace of four. Replacement pitched fibre-cement slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered red brick Running bond chimney stack (east), and uPVC rainwater goods on rendered eaves. Repointed rubble stone wall to front (south) elevation originally rendered with rendered frieze. Segmental-headed door opening (west) with threshold, and rendered doorcase with corbelled hood moulding framing timber panelled door having fanlight. Square-headed window opening (east) with sill, and rendered surround with hood moulding framing one-over-one timber sash window without horns. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with sills, and rendered surrounds framing one-over-one timber sash windows without horns. Set in close.
Appraisal
A house forming part of a self-contained terrace of four houses (including 20823085 - 20823086; 20823088) making a pleasing visual statement in Ashe Street. The hub-and-spoke fanlight and hornless sash windows, the latter modified to accommodate sheets of plate glass, contribute positively to the character of the ensemble. NOTE: Connolly Terrace, originally known as Nelson Terrace, was built by Edward Fitzgerald (1820-93) of Nelson Villa who was listed under the heading "Architects & Builders" in Isaac Slater's National Commercial Directory of Ireland (1846, 337). The terrace occupied a site leased (30th November 1843) from 'George Henry Haughton, Vincent Russell and Richard Power Ronayne, for 99 years, from 25th March, 1844, [on condition that the lessee] expend in permanent improvements £500 within seven years' (Encumbered Estates Auction Notice 15th October 1851). Fitzgerald ran into financial difficulties and The Southern Reporter and Cork Daily Commercial Courier (4th May 1863) carried an advertisement for an auction (20th May 1863) of the 'Four Recently-built Dwelling Houses, situate on Nelson Terrace, held in fee, and free from all Rent…Each House contain[ing] a Sitting-room, Three Bedrooms, Kitchen, Pantry and Scullery, together with a Back-yard and Small Offices, with back entrance, and [which] have been usually Let at £10 a Year each'.