Survey Data
Reg No
20853057
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1840 - 1880
Coordinates
176966, 66010
Date Recorded
09/04/2009
Date Updated
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Description
Semi-detached gable-fronted single-bay three-storey over basement house, built c.1860, having canted bay window to front and pitched roofed two-storey entrance bay flanked by single-storey bays to side (north-east). Pitched artificial slate roofs with overhanging eaves, having rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods and recent rooflights. Recent bargeboards to gabled bay. Rendered walls to front and side elevations, having roughcast rendered wall to rear elevation. Square-headed window openings with rendered sills and uPVC casement windows. Square-headed door openings throughout, having double-leaf uPVC doors with overlight to canted bay. Timber panelled doors to rear elevation, having two-pane overlight to rear elevation of single-storey addition. Recent detached flat-roofed outbuilding to side (north-east). Rendered and rubble stone boundary walls with rendered square-profile gate piers to rear.
Appraisal
This fine house is one of a group of ten semi-detached houses that is an important contributor to the distinct character of Monkstown. These houses were built for wealthy permanent and temporary residents when the area became popular in the nineteenth century as a resort destination. Though some historic fabric has been replaced, the carved timber bargeboards, render detail and timber sliding sash windows are among the surviving original features which add to the group's character and charm.