Survey Data
Reg No
20915303
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural
Original Use
Farm house
In Use As
Farm house
Date
1910 - 1930
Coordinates
95038, 20725
Date Recorded
15/05/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Detached three-bay two-storey farm house, built c.1920, with later porch and two-bay two-storey extension to rear (north). Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted rendered walls. Square-headed openings with one-over-one timber sliding sash windows and concrete sills. Square-headed door opening with replacement uPVC door. Outbuilding to west. Enclosed by rubble stone walls and gate.
Appraisal
The form of this building is in keeping with the style of Congested Districts Board houses, which constructed houses from 1891-1923, in an attempt to improve living standards throughout Ireland. It was subsequently absorbed into the Land Commission, which continued much of its work. With sympathetic additions, it retains much of its original character, having a centrally-located door and symmetrical fenestration. It makes a positive architectural contribution to the local rural landscape.