house

Detached six-bay two-storey house with dormer attic, built c. 1830, having adjoining L-plan outbuilding to south elevation and gable-fronted two-bay two-storey block to north. Pitched slate roof with rubble limestone chimneystacks. Roughcast render over rubble limestone walls. Square-headed openings first floor having six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows and limestone sills. Square-headed window openings to ground floor with limestone sills. Square-headed opening having glazed overlight over timber panelled door. Pitched slate roof to L-plan outbuilding having rendered chimneystack. Rubble limestone walls. Square-headed window and door openings. Gable-fronted outbuilding to north with pitched slate roof. Rubble limestone walls. Square-headed openings having timber battened doors. Pitched slate roof to north block with red brick chimneystacks. Rubble limestone walls having inscribed roundel to front (west) elevation. Square-headed openings with six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows with red brick voussoirs and concrete sills. Square-headed opening having glazed overlight over timber panelled door. Pair of cut limestone ashlar piers to west with cast-iron railings set in rendered plinths. Single-leaf cast-iron gate to west. Pair of roughly dressed limestone piers to north having corrugated-iron gate.

This house retains its distinctive form, with striking roofline having dormer windows and robust limestone chimneystacks. Interesting features such as the diminishing windows, limestone sills and doorway enliven the façade and enhance the architectural qualities of the site. The site is notable for the retention of attendant structures such as the later block to the north and outbuildings. Located on a corner site the building provides a feature within the village of Herbertstown.