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Semi-detached two-bay three-storey over basement house, built c.1860, having gable-end bay with canted bay window to front and pitched roof two-storey entrance bay flanked by single-storey bays to side (south-west). Pitched roof extension to basement level of rear (north-west). Pitched artificial slate roofs with overhanging eaves, having rendered chimneystacks, gabled dormer windows, cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods and rooflights. Ornate carved timber bargeboards to front elevation dormer window. Rendered walls throughout, having moulded rendered sill course to front elevation at first floor. Rendered panels to canted bay. Square-headed window openings with rendered sills throughout, having moulded render label mouldings to front and side elevations. Two-over-two pane timber sliding sash windows in single and bipartite arrangements to front and side elevations, having some uPVC casement replacements. uPVC casement windows to rear elevation. Fixed timber-framed windows to canted bay. Square-headed door openings throughout, having replacement glazed timber door with overlight to canted bay. Glazed timber door with overlight to entrance bay. Pitched roofed single-storey corrugated-iron outbuilding to rear. Rubble stone and rendered boundary walls with rendered gate piers and double-leaf wrought-iron gates to rear.

This fine house is one of a group of ten semi-detached houses that is an important contributor to the distinct character of Monkstown. These houses were built for wealthy permanent and temporary residents when the area became popular in the nineteenth century as a resort destination. Though some historic fabric has been replaced, the carved timber bargeboards, render detail and timber sliding sash windows are among the surviving original features which add to the group's character and charm.