Survey Data
Reg No
11810007
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1750 - 1790
Coordinates
267066, 219427
Date Recorded
12/06/2002
Date Updated
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Description
End-of-terrace four-bay three-storey over basement house, c.1770, possibly originally detached retaining early fenestration with round-headed door opening to right approached by flight of steps and four-storey rear elevation to south-west. Reroofed, c.1970, with openings remodelled to basement level to rear (south-west) elevation. Gable-ended roof. Replacement artificial slate, c.1970. Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.1990. Roughcast walls. Unpainted. Rendered quoins to corners. Rubble stone walls to basement with limewash over. Square-headed window openings (remodelled, c.1970, to basement level to rear (south-west) elevation). Stone sills (concrete, c.1970, to remodelled openings). 3/3 and 6/6 timber sash windows with exposed sash boxes (replacement timber casement windows, c.1970, to remodelled openings). Round-headed door opening to right ground floor approached by flight of steps. Cut-stone Gibbsian doorcase with moulded lintel and keystone. Timber panelled door. Spoked fanlight. Fixed-pane sidelights forming Venetian arrangement. Set back from line of road. Section of wrought iron railings to basement on red brick plinth. Tarmacadam verge to front.
Appraisal
This house is a fine, Classically-balanced substantial Georgian house of the late eighteenth century that has been well-maintained to present an early aspect. Of social and historic significance, the house represents a component of the early development of the historic core of Rathangan in the late eighteenth century. The scale and fine detailing of the house suggest that it was originally built by a patron of high status in the locality, and it is therefore of social interest, representing the formal architecture employed by the middle class at the time. Composed of graceful proportions, the house has a positive impact on the streetscape of Leinster Street and forms a neat group with further sophisticated buildings to north-west. The house retains many important early or original features and materials, including multi-pane timber sash fenestration with exposed sash boxes, and sections of wrought iron railings to the basement. Without extraneous ornamentation, the only concession to decoration is the fine doorway to right ground floor, composed as a quasi-Venetian arrangement with a fine cut-stone Gibbsian doorcase, which reveals the high standard of craftsmanship practised in the locality. The house is an important component of the architectural heritage of Rathangan and has been well-maintained for the benefit of future generations – the retention of an early external aspect suggests that the interior may retain early or original features and fittings of significance.