Florence, house in County Offaly

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Terraced three-bay two-storey house, built c.1900, with breakfront to south. Pitched tiled roof with rendered chimneystacks. Ruled-and-lined render to walls with channelled quoins. Timber casement windows with painted sills. Round-headed door opening with rendered block-and-start surround to timber and glazed door…

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Although modernised, this building on High Street is a good condition. The front projecting bay ensures a sense of asymmetry and is complimented by the block-and-start door surround which enlivens the otherwise plain façade. The wrought-iron railing to the front site separates it from the street, giving the large house some privacy within an urban setting.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 14807032

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