Anna Villa

Semi-detached two-bay two-storey over basement with dormer attic house, built c.1850, with hipped roof two-storey canted bay to front (south-east) elevation and later two-storey addition to side (south-west) elevation having portico to front. Recent pitched roof extension to side elevation. Balcony to top of canted bay having metal railings. Rendered walls throughout. Pitched artificial slate roofs with overhanging uPVC clad eaves, rendered chimneystack, gabled dormer, recent rooflights and cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods. Square-headed window openings with concrete sills throughout, one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows to canted bay and six-over-six and six-over-three timber sliding sash windows to rear elevation. Oculus window openings to side elevation having fixed timber-framed window. Pointed arch door opening to dormer with glazed timber door. Square-headed door opening to front elevation of later addition having timber panelled door with stone steps and rendered diastyle portico comprising Doric columns surmounted by moulded entablature. Square-headed door opening to basement level of rear elevation having glazed timber door. Recent outbuilding to rear. Recent rubble stone boundary wall to rear and front having rendered gate piers and wrought-iron gate to front.

Part of a series of seven pairs of houses set along the main street overlooking the harbour, these semi-detached houses form an integral part of Monkstown's character. They were built to accommodate the permanent and temporary residents who came to the recently established resort town for sea bathing, taking the air and healthy living, which grew in popularity throughout the nineteenth century. The canted bay window, gabled dormer window and oversailing eaves are typical features of the time, and represent the height of contemporary architectural fashion.