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Semi-detached two-bay three-storey over basement house, built c.1860, having gable-end bay with canted bay window to front and pitched roof two-storey entrance bay flanked by single-storey bays to side (south-west). Pitched artificial slate roofs with overhanging eaves, having rendered chimneystacks, gabled dormer windows, cast-iron and uPVC rainwater goods. Ornate carved timber bargeboards to gables and dormer windows. Rendered walls throughout, having moulded rendered sill course to front elevation at first floor. Square-headed window openings with rendered sills throughout, having moulded render label mouldings to front elevation openings. uPVC casement windows throughout. Rendered and rubble stone boundary walls with rendered square-profile gate piers and double-leaf timber gate to rear.

This fine house is one of a group of ten semi-detached houses that is an important contributor to the distinct character of Monkstown. These houses were built for wealthy permanent and temporary residents when the area became popular in the nineteenth century as a resort destination. Though some historic fabric has been replaced, the carved timber bargeboards, render detail and timber sliding sash windows are among the surviving original features which add to the group's character and charm.