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Terraced four-bay two-storey house, c.1830, with segmental-headed integral carriageway to left ground floor. Extensively renovated, c.1950, with openings remodelled to right ground floor. Refenestrated, c.1980, with replacement timber fascia inserted to first floor. Gable-ended roof. Replacement artificial slate, c.1950. Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.1990. Rendered walls. Ruled and lined. Painted. Rendered quoins. Replacement timber fascia, c.1980, to first floor. Square-headed openings (remodelled, c.1950, to right ground floor). Stone sills. Rendered architraves to first floor. Replacement timber casement windows, c.1980. Fixed-pane timber display windows, c.1980, to right ground floor. Replacement timber panelled and glazed timber panelled doors, c.1980. Segmental-headed integral carriageway. Timber boarded double doors. Road fronted. Concrete footpath to front.

Dowling is a fine, middle-size building that, although altered over the years, remains structurally sound and retains some of its early character – the building is more formal in appearance than many of its neighbours, a quality emphasised by the presence of an integral carriageway. Of social and historic interest, the building constitutes a long-standing commercial presence in the locality, which may originally have been established to capitalise on passing trade associated with the canal. A long, low building, the roofline is in keeping with the established streetscape at Robertstown and, sited on a corner, the building is an attractive landmark from the Grand Canal.