Survey Data
Reg No
15310022
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
House
Historical Use
Shop/retail outlet
In Use As
House
Date
1860 - 1880
Coordinates
243198, 252836
Date Recorded
20/07/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Terraced three-bay two-storey house, built c.1870, having a single-bay shopfront to the west end of the main façade (south). Built as part of a pair with the building adjacent to the west (15310021). Pitched natural slate roof having a red brick chimneystack to either end (east and west). Red brick walls having a moulded brick eaves cornice with saw-tooth detail. Rendered finish to the gable end (east) having brick quoin detail. Segmental-headed window openings with replacement windows. Two segmental-headed doorways having replacement glazed timber doors with plain overlights above. Timber shopfront has timber pilasters with console brackets supporting fascia board over. Road-fronted towards the west end of Mullingar.
Appraisal
A good solid late nineteenth-century house, built as one of a pair with the building adjacent to the west (15310021), which retains much of its early form and character despite the loss of the early fittings to the openings in recent years. It represents an interesting example of the combination of domestic and commercial design, a typical feature of Irish urban architecture. This solid structure is well-built using red brick with the pronounced moulded brick eaves cornice an interesting feature that helps to enliven the front façade. This structure has a strong presence in the streetscape and is an addition to the built heritage of Mullingar.