house — Allen Street

Attached three-bay three-storey over basement house, extant 1840, on a rectangular plan. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles, concrete or rendered coping to gables with rendered chimney stacks to apexes having capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on red brick header bond stepped eaves retaining cast-iron hoppers and downpipes. Rendered wall (ground floor); slate hung surface finish (upper floors); rendered surface finish (remainder). Square-headed door opening (west) with concealed dressings framing timber panelled door having overlight. Square-headed window openings (ground floor) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows without horns. Square-headed window openings (upper floors) with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six (first floor) or three-over-six (top floor) timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, timber staircase with turned timber balusters supporting carved timber banister, and carved timber surrounds to door openings to landings framing timber panelled doors; reception room (east) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with timber panelled shutters to window openings, Classical-style chimneypiece, and reeded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Street fronted with concrete footpath to front.