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Semi-detached single-bay two-storey over basement with dormer attic house, built c.1850, having two-storey flat roof canted bay window to front (south-east), later two-storey and single-storey flat roof extensions to side (south-west). Pitched slate roofs with timber clad overhanging eaves with corbels, rendered chimneystack, gabled dormer window, cast-iron rainwater goods and recent rooflights. Rendered parapet walls to extensions having concealed gutters and cast-iron down pipes. Rendered walls, with roughcast rendered wall to rear (north-west) elevation. Square-headed window openings with render sills, having uPVC casement windows throughout. Pointed arch window opening with render sill to gabled dormer, having uPVC casement window. Square-headed door opening to canted bay having uPVC door. Rubble stone boundary wall to front with concrete gate piers and wrought-iron gate. Rendered boundary wall to rear having gate piers and wrought-iron gate.

Part of a series of seven pairs of houses set along the main street overlooking the harbour, these semi-detached houses form an integral part of Monkstown's character. They were built to accommodate the permanent and temporary residents who came to the recently established resort town for sea bathing, taking the air and healthy living, which grew in popularity throughout the nineteenth century. The canted bay window, gabled dormer window and oversailing eaves are typical features of the time, and represent the height of contemporary architectural fashion.