Survey Data
Reg No
20871009
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical
Original Use
House
In Use As
House
Date
1900 - 1905
Coordinates
169177, 70286
Date Recorded
11/05/2011
Date Updated
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Description
Detached house, built 1903, having recessed two-storey entrance bay with projecting porch forming balcony above, having pair of gabled blocks to north-west. Pitched and hipped tile roofs with chimneystacks and dormer windows. Red brick and rendered walls, with mock Tudor detailing to central gabled blocked. Elliptical arched door openings with stone surround and timber panelled partly glazed door. Roughly dressed snecked limestone boundary walls with pair of timber panelled gates.
Appraisal
A significant house, built by Cork architect Arthur Hill for himself in 1903, that is representative of contemporary architectural fashions. The elevations have been broken into individual blocks that mask the large scale of the building, while also creating a sense of organic evolution. The irregular facades, varied window openings and range of materials add to its character and charm. Set back from the streetscape in generous grounds, it forms part of a group with other early twentieth century houses in the area that were built as the area became a prosperous suburb.