Fernhill, house in County Cork

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Semi-detached four-bay two-storey house, built c. 1885, having attic accommodation with dormer window, gabled end bay with bay window to west and conservatory to front (north) elevation. Two-bay single-storey extension to rear. Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks and timber bargeboards to gabled end-bay. Pitched slate roof to extension. Rendered walls. Round-headed opening to gabled-end bay attic level having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash window. Round-headed opening to dormers having replacement uPVC windows. Square-headed openings with one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Those to first floor having continuous render sill course. Those to ground floor with render sills. Round-headed opening to rear (east) elevation having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash window with coloured glass to margins. Round-headed opening to front elevation having overlight and timber panelled door. Roughcast rendered wall to rear yard having square-headed opening with timber battened door. Pair of rendered square-profile piers with caps to east.

Built as part of a group of four, the varied form of this house with bay windows, dormer windows and steeply pitched gables helps to create a visually appealing composition.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 20828019

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