Mountain View House — O'Connell Street

Detached three-bay two-storey house, built 1815, on a rectangular plan; two-bay two-storey side elevations. Occupied, 1901; 1911. Vacant, 1991. "Restored", 1996. Hipped slate roof with clay ridge tiles, rendered central chimney stack on axis with ridge having stepped capping supporting yellow terracotta octagonal pots, and cast-iron rainwater goods on cut-limestone eaves on thumbnail beaded cornice. Replacement roughcast walls on rendered plinth. Segmental-headed central door opening approached by two drag edged dragged cut-limestone steps, carved timber mullions on padstones supporting carved timber transom, and rendered "bas-relief" surround centred on keystone framing timber panelled door having sidelights on panelled risers below fanlight. Square-headed window opening (first floor) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sill on "Acanthus"-detailed consoles, and rosette-detailed rendered "bas-relief" surround centred on keystone framing six-over-six timber sash window. Square-headed window openings with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing six-over-six timber sash windows. Interior including (ground floor): central hall with picture railing below decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "Acanthus"-detailed ceiling rose; square-headed door opening into staircase hall with carved timber surround framing timber panelled door; staircase hall retaining carved timber surrounds to door openings framing timber panelled doors, staircase on a dog leg plan with turned timber balusters supporting carved timber banister terminating in volute, and carved timber surrounds to door openings to landing framing timber panelled doors; reception room (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, chimneypiece, and decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "Acanthus"-detailed ceiling rose; reception room (north-west) 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 decorative plasterwork cornice to ceiling centred on "Acanthus"-detailed ceiling rose; and carved timber surrounds to door openings to remainder framing timber panelled doors with carved timber surrounds to window openings framing timber panelled shutters. Set in relandscaped grounds.