Survey Data
Reg No
31209093
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
House
In Use As
Office
Date
1700 - 1838
Coordinates
114574, 290133
Date Recorded
21/11/2008
Date Updated
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Description
End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey civil servant's house[?], extant 1838. Extensively renovated to accommodate alternative use. One of a terrace of five. Replacement pitched artificial slate roof with ridge tiles terminating in cement rendered chimney stacks having concrete capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered cut-limestone eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Replacement cement rendered walls on rendered plinth. Round-headed central door opening with drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surround centred on "Patera"-detailed keystone framing timber panelled door having fanlight. Square-headed window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement one-over-one timber sash windows. Street fronted with concrete footpath to front.
Appraisal
A house erected as one of a terrace of five units (including 31209091 - 31209092) representing an integral component of the domestic built heritage of Castlebar with the architectural value of the composition suggested by such traits as the compact rectilinear plan form centred on a Classically-detailed doorcase demonstrating good quality workmanship; the slight diminishing in scale of the openings on each floor producing a feint graduated visual impression; and the high pitched roofline. Having been well maintained, the elementary form and massing survive intact together with quantities of the original or replicated fabric, thereby upholding much of the character or integrity of a house forming part of a neat self-contained ensemble making a pleasing visual statement in the streetscape.