Philipstown House

Detached three-bay two-storey house, built 1886, on a T-shaped plan originally three-bay two-storey on a rectangular plan centred on single-bay two-storey pedimented projecting breakfront; pair of two-bay two-storey returns (south). Vacant, 1901. Occupied, 1911. Hipped slate roof on a T-shaped plan centred on pitched (gabled) slate roof (breakfront), pressed or rolled iron ridges, paired yellow brick Running bond central chimney stacks having corbelled stepped stringcourses below capping supporting yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on ogee-detailed moulded rendered cornice retaining cast-iron downpipes; hipped slate roofs (south) with pressed or rolled iron ridges, yellow brick Running bond chimney stacks having stringcourses below capping supporting yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on ogee-detailed moulded rendered cornices retaining cast-iron downpipes. Part creeper-covered rendered, ruled and lined walls on rendered chamfered plinth with margined rusticated quoins to corners including margined rusticated quoins to corners (breakfront) supporting ogee-detailed moulded rendered pediment; roughcast surface finish (west). Square-headed window openings (breakfront) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and moulded rendered surrounds framing one-over-one (ground floor) or six-over-six (first floor) timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and moulded rendered surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (east) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and moulded rendered surrounds framing one-over-one timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (west) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Set in landscaped grounds with margined rock faced limestone ashlar piers to perimeter having margined rock faced cut-limestone shallow pyramidal capping.