Survey Data
Reg No
13620016
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1830 - 1850
Coordinates
309732, 275501
Date Recorded
22/07/2005
Date Updated
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Description
End-of-terrace three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1840. Rectangular-plan, single-storey over basement to north. Pitched slate roof, clay ridge tiles, smooth rendered corbelled chimneystack, cast-iron gutters on corbelled eaves course, circular cast-iron downpipes. Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walling to south, painted to north elevation, chamfered tooled limestone plinths. Square-headed window openings, painted stone sills, moulded smooth rendered architraves to south elevation, painted timber six-over-six sliding sash windows. Segmental-headed door openings, moulded smooth rendered surround to south elevation door opening, prominent keystone, painted timber engaged Doric columns support frieze, dentil cornice and decorative petal fanlight, painted timber door with six raised-and-fielded panels; door to north comprising painted timber engaged Doric columns supporting cornice and decorative petal fanlight, painted timber panelled door. Metal grills to north over basement area. House situated on steep slope, garden site with steps to north, red brick retaining wall to north with segmental-headed arched storage area and pedestrian opening, stone coping to wall surmounted by wrought-iron railings, Strand Yard to north, smooth rendered boundary wall to south accessed through painted timber vertically-sheeted door.
Appraisal
This house forms part of a terrace of four impressive houses overlooking the Boyne Valley viaduct. Perched on a steep site this house can be accessed from North Strand or Cord Road and as a result it retains two impressive entrance doors, both with classical surrounds. The location of the house and the retention of original features such as timber sliding sash windows and elegant entrances make it a house of considerable architectural interest and one which makes a positive addition to the architectural heritage of Drogheda.