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Kilmessan House

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Kilmessan House
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Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1890, formerly in use as a public house. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, and cast-iron ridge cresting and finials. Roughcast rendered walls with brick quoins, string course and eaves course. Segmental-arched window openings with brick surrounds and some…

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Detached three-bay two-storey house, built c.1890, formerly in use as a public house. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, and cast-iron ridge cresting and finials. Roughcast rendered walls with brick quoins, string course and eaves course. Segmental-arched window openings with brick surrounds and some timber sash windows. Segmental-arched door opening with brick surround. This building makes a positive contribution to the streetscape in the village.
The regular form of this building is enhanced by architectural detailing, such as the brick dressings, string course and eaves course. The building is enlivened by the surviving original features and materials, such as the timber sash windows, slate roof, cast-iron ridge cresting and finials.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 14329001

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, ms.fusedlearning.com
  • C O'Flanagan, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • John M, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, ru.wikipedia.org
  • Meath Chronicle; individual photographer not stated for this gallery image, www.meathchronicle.ie
  • Mike Searle, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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