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house — Pettigoe
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Overview

house — Pettigoe is recorded as house in Donegal. End-of-terrace attached three-bay two storey house, built c. 1860. Possibly originally built as a return or as an extension to building adjacent to north (see 40850016).

Why it was built

The saved account records: End-of-terrace attached three-bay two storey house, built c. 1860.

People and work

The saved account records: Possibly originally built as a return or as an extension to building adjacent to north (see 40850016).

How it changed

The saved account records: Pitched natural slate roof having projecting eaves course, cast-iron rainwater goods, and having red brick chimneystack to the south gable end having ashlar quoins.

What survives

The saved account records: Smooth rendered ruled-and-lined walls.

Why it mattered

house — Pettigoe matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: This building, of mid-to-late nineteenth century appearance, retains its early character and form. Its architectural integrity and visual expression is enhanced by the retention of much of its early fabric including timber sliding sash windows, battened timber door and natural slate roof. This building may have been originally built as a return or as an extension to the building adjoining to the north (see 40850016). This building forms part of an interesting group of buildings arranged around a corner site at the centre of Pettigoe, although it is later than its neighbours adjoining to either side (see 40850014… This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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