Sweetmount House — Rathgaroge

Detached three-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey over basement farmhouse, extant 1840, on a T-shaped plan with single-bay (two-bay deep) two-storey lower central return (east). Occupied, 1911. Reroofed, 1990. Replacement hipped artificial slate roof on a T-shaped plan overhanging pitched artificial slate roof (east) with clay ridge tiles, paired cement rendered central chimney stacks having concrete capping supporting terracotta pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on slightly overhanging slate flagged eaves retaining cast-iron downpipes. Fine roughcast walls on rendered plinth with rendered "bas-relief" strips to corners. Hipped segmental-headed central door opening in tripartite arrangement in segmental-headed recess approached by flight of three cut-granite steps, cut-granite doorcase with engaged columns on plinths supporting lead-covered cornice on blind frieze, and rendered "bas-relief" surround framing timber panelled door having sidelights below fanlight. Square-headed window openings including square-headed window openings to rear (east) elevation centred on square-headed window opening (half-landing) with cut-granite sills, and rendered "bas-relief" surrounds framing six-over-six timber sash windows with six-over-six timber sash windows to rear (east) elevation centred on one-over-one timber sash window having margins. Interior including (ground floor): central hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, and egg-and-dart-detailed decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "bas-relief" plasterwork ceiling rose; segmental-headed opening into staircase hall with carved timber Classical-style surround framing timber panelled double doors having oversailing fanlight; staircase hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, staircase on a dog leg plan with timber balusters supporting carved timber banister, carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with timber panelled shutters to window openings. Set in landscaped grounds.