Misterin House

Farm house

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Detached five-bay two-storey farmhouse with dormer attic, extant 1840, on a T-shaped plan with single-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey central return (east). Sold, 1859. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Reroofed, 1957. Refenestrated. 1997. Replacement pitched fibre-cement slate roof on a T-shaped plan centred on pitched slate roof (east) with clay ridge tiles, concrete or rendered coping to gables with red brick Running bond chimney stacks to apexes having corbelled stepped capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on rendered eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Roughcast walls bellcast over rendered plinth with rusticated quoins to corners; slate hung surface finish (south). Segmental-headed central door opening with cut-granite threshold, and cut-granite block-and-start surround centred on keystone framing replacement glazed uPVC panelled door having fanlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing replacement uPVC casement windows replacing six-over-six timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds.

A farmhouse representing an important component of the eighteenth-century domestic built heritage of County Wexford with the architectural value of the composition, one rooted firmly in the contemporary Georgian fashion, confirmed by such attributes as the symmetrical footprint centred on a Gibbsian-like doorcase demonstrating good quality workmanship; the very slight diminishing in scale of the openings on each floor producing a feint graduated visual impression; and the high pitched roofline. Having been well maintained, the elementary form and massing survive intact together with quantities of the original fabric including a partial slate hung surface finish widely regarded as an increasingly endangered hallmark of the architectural heritage of County Wexford: however, the introduction of replacement fittings to most of the openings has not had a beneficial impact on the external expression or integrity of the composition. Furthermore, adjacent outbuildings (extant 1840) continue to contribute positively to the group and setting values of a self-contained ensemble having historic connections with the Hickey family including Patrick Hickey (----), 'Farmer' (NA 1901; NA 1911); and Michael Hickey (d. 1942; Wexford County Council Minute Book 1942).

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 15703021

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