Churchtown House

Detached three-bay two-storey over basement former Church of Ireland rectory, built c.1814, with return to rear. Projecting gable-fronted single-storey entrance porch added to the centre of the main façade (south), c.1960. Now in use as a private house. Hipped natural late roof with a pair of rendered chimneystacks to the centre, having terracotta chimney pots over. Roughcast rendered walls with square-headed window openings having cut stone sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows to the ground floor openings and six-over-three pane windows over to the first floor openings. Central round-headed doorcase to the main façade, behind later porch, having timber panelled door with fanlight over. Two limestone steps give access to the main entrance. Located to the west of Mullingar adjacent to former Church of Ireland church (15402511). Main entrance to the east with complex of outbuildings to the rear (north), not viewed.

An appealing former Church of Ireland rectory, of typically well-balanced late-Georgian proportions, which retains its early form, character and fabric. The form of this building is typical of early nineteenth-century rectories built in Ireland with the exterior decoration limited to the good doorcase, which survives behind the later porch. This building remains of particular importance in the locality for its original use as a Church of Ireland rectory. Lewis (1837) records that this rectory was built in 1814, using a gift of £400 and a loan of €210 from the Board of First Fruits. This building forms an appealing pair with the remains of the associated Church of Ireland church to the east (15402511), adding to the architectural heritage and historic veneer of the local area.