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Terraced two-bay two-storey house, built c. 1908, having flat-roofed canted bay window to the south side of the main elevation (east) and single-storey extension to rear (west). One of a group of six terraced houses (see 40502015, 40502019 and 40502020 for other records). Pitched slate roof with brick chimneystacks to either end, and with some surviving cast-iron rainwater goods. Painted roughcast rendered walls, smooth rendered walls to canted bay. Flush smooth rendered sill course at first floor level. Square-headed window openings with replacement two-over-two pane sliding sash windows, replacement one-over-one pane sliding sash to sides of bay window, and with smooth rendered surrounds and painted limestone sills. Square-headed door opening with smooth rendered surround with keystone detail, and with timber door with bolection mouldings and plain rectangular overlight. Road-fronted to the north of Letterkenny town centre. Enclosed garden to the east.

This attractive if modestly-scaled house, of early twentieth-century date, retains much of its early form and character despite some alterations. It is one of the better surviving examples along a terrace of six buildings of identical plan and form (see 40502015, 40502019 and 40502020 for other records) that were built as part of a single project. The canted bay window is a common feature of buildings and terraces of its type and date in Irish towns and in the expanding suburbs of the larger towns and cities. The simple front elevation is enlivened by the plain surrounds to the openings and the sill course at first floor level. Interest at roofscape level is provided by the brick chimneystacks. Although many of the fittings to the openings have been replaced, the style of the additions is in keeping with the historic character and nature of the building. This building forms part of a terrace that represents one of the better examples of its type and date in Letterkenny, and is a modest addition to the built heritage of the town.