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Detached five-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey over part raised basement Board of First Fruits Church of Ireland glebe house, built 1798-9, on a rectangular plan originally three-bay two-storey on a square plan with three-bay full-height rear (south) elevation. Extended, 1829, producing present composition. Occupied, 1911. Sold, 1972. For sale, 2013. Hipped slate roof on an elongated quadrangular plan with clay ridge tiles, paired rendered central chimney stacks on axis with ridge having stepped capping supporting terracotta or yellow terracotta tapered pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on roughcast slate flagged eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Roughcast walls on roughcast cut-granite chamfered cushion course on roughcast base with rusticated cut-granite quoins to corners (north) or rusticated cut-granite piers to corners (south). Segmental-headed central door opening approached by flight of five cut-granite steps, cut-granite Gibbsian surround framing timber panelled door having fanlight. Square-headed window openings with cut-granite sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-three (basement), nine-over-six (ground floor) or six-over-six (first floor) timber sash windows without horns. Interior including (ground floor clockwise): central entrance hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, staircase on a dog leg plan with timber "match stick" balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in timber newels, carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors, and plasterwork cornice to ceiling; study (north-east) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, cut-black marble Classical-style chimneypiece, and plasterwork cornice to ceiling; drawing room (south-east) retaining carved timber surround to door opening framing timber panelled door with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, cut-veined white marble Classical-style chimneypiece, and plasterwork cornice to ceiling; dining room (south) retaining carved timber surrounds to opposing door openings framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers, and plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters on panelled risers. Set in landscaped grounds with cut-granite monolithic piers to perimeter having "Cavetto" stringcourses below domed capping supporting wrought iron double gates.
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