house

Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c. 1925, having east end bay recessed to front and rear elevations, and recent single-storey extension with pitched artificial slate roof to rear. Pitched slate roof with rendered end chimneystacks, timber bargeboards and cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls with roughly-dressed limestone plinth. Square-headed window openings with timber sliding sash six-over-one pane windows, being double to rear and having decorative cast-iron railing to window in west gable, and with some replacement timber and aluminium windows to rear, all with painted limestone sills. Square-headed door opening with half-glazed timber panelled door with stained glass overlight and stained glass panes to door, with concrete steps. Rendered boundary walls, having piers with ball finials and wrought-iron pedestrian gate. Yard to east has single-storey outbuildings with varying heights of pitched slate and corrugated-iron roofs, painted rubble stone and rendered walls, and square-headed openings with timber fittings, one building having timber sliding sash one-over-one pane windows. Rendered walls and piers to yard entrance.

The square-headed openings, the simple pitched roof and the end chimneystacks give this house the character of a solid farmhouse, while the recessed bay adds interest to the plan and elevations. The Art Deco stained glass to the door gives an indication of the prosperity and status of the original dwellers here. Carefully designed and executed, each pane is different, creating a coherent scheme with the overlight. The unusual six-over-one pane timber sash windows are still functional and provide a patina of age to the façade. The house adds interest to nearby entrance approach to the famous Mitchelstown Caves.