Smithstown National School

Detached five-bay single-storey national school, dated 1895, on a rectangular plan. Now disused. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, yellow brick Running bond chimney stacks having chamfered capping supporting yellow terracotta pots, timber bargeboards to gables on thumbnail beaded timber purlins, and cast-iron rainwater goods on exposed timber rafters on slightly overhanging timber boarded eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Rendered coursed or snecked limestone walls with concealed flush quoins to corners. Square-headed window openings centred on cut-limestone date stone ("1895") with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing timber casement windows. Square-headed door opening (east) with two cut-limestone steps, and concealed dressings framing timber boarded door having overlight. Interior including vestibule (east) with timber boarded wainscoting supporting timber dado rail; carved timber surrounds to door openings into classroom framing timber doors; full-height classroom (west) with timber boarded wainscoting supporting timber dado rail, and exposed Queen post timber roof construction. Set in landscaped grounds.