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Donacarney House

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Donacarney House
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Detached three-bay two-storey over basement house, built c.1860, with a single-bay two-storey addition and a single-storey pedimented extension to west. Hipped slate roof with terracotta ridge tiles, rendered chimneystacks and paired eaves brackets. Rendered walls with render quoins. Timber sash windows with stone sills, having decorative console brackets supporting entablatures to ground floor. Glazed porch addition to entrance elevation retaining timber panelled door with fanlight above. Timber glazed summer house to south, built c.1880, with a veranda and terracotta tile roof.
The architectural design and detailing of this house are apparent. The regular form of the building is enhanced by carved timber detailing of the window mullions, and by the console brackets and entablatures. The house forms an interesting group with the related demesne structures. This group exhibits many interesting forms, features and materials which are representative of the nineteenth century demesne architecture.

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