Ballintoppan House

The saved account records: Detached three-bay house, built c.1850, single-storey to front and two-storey to rear (south) elevation.

The saved account records: Half-hipped slate roof with red brick and rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods and clay ridge tiles.

The saved account records: Harl-rendered walls having rendered plinth course, with tooled stone block-and-start quoins to front (north) elevation.

The saved account records: Round-headed window openings to front with tooled stone surrounds, enlarged keystones and tooled stone sills, with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and having timber panelled shutters to interior.

Ballintoppan House matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: Ballintoppan House presents an unusual facade, its widely-spaced window openings taller than the impressive entrance doorway and balanced by the tall chimneystacks. Its split-level form adds interest to the building, and the façade is enhanced and enlivened by tooled stone detailing, the round-headed timber sliding sash windows and the pointed-arch detailing of the door. It is prominently sited on a height. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.