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Terraced two-bay four-storey over basement former townhouse, built c. 1830, with flat-roofed three-storey return to rear (north) elevation. Now in use as offices. M-profile roof, hipped to east end, concealed by brick parapet with masonry coping, shouldered rendered chimneystacks to west party wall with lipped yellow clay and replacement pots. Parapet gutters with cast-iron hopper and downpipe breaking through to rear (north). Red brick walling laid in Flemish bond, ruled-and-lined rendered walling to basement beneath granite plinth course. Brown brick walling to rear (north) elevation. Square-headed window openings with brick voussoirs, patent reveals and granite sills. Plain rendered surrounds to basement. Largely replacement six-over-six sliding timber sashes, generally with chamfered or ogee horns, possibly original ten-over-ten to basement and lower floors of rear (north) elevation, without horns. Cast-iron planters to ground and first floor sills, steel grilles to basement rear windows. Round-headed door opening to principal elevation (south) with brick voussoirs, moulded reveals with recessed doorcase having prostyle Ionic portico with moulded cornice and panelled frieze over Ionic columns, plain glass fanlight and raised-and-field timber panelled door with beaded-muntin. Granite entrance platform with cast-iron boot scraper, approached by four nosed granite steps, flanked by iron railings with decorative finials over granite plinth, enclosing basement area. Masonry steps to basement with replacement door beneath entrance platform. carpark to rear.

Despite the loss of some historic fabric, this former townhouse forms part of a relatively intact terraced row. Nos. 67-9 (50930253-5) were likely built by Thomas Dockerell, who leased the sites from the Hon. Sidney Herbert. (Casey, 2005) Although the street is largely characterised by typical late-Georgian townhouses, the variations in detailing, proportions and scale are indicative of the speculative nature of development. Nos. 63-9 (50930253-9) proceeded those to the west and are subsequently grander in scale, defined by higher floor levels and larger window openings. The main route from St. Stephen’s Green to Donnybrook, Leeson Street remained largely undeveloped until the late-eighteenth century and was almost entirely complete by 1836.