Ballina Courthouse — Kevin Barry Street

Detached five-bay two-storey courthouse, extant 1838[?], on a T-shaped plan centred on three-bay two-storey gabled breakfront. Renovated, 1995. Replacement hipped artificial slate roof on a T-shaped plan centred on pitched (gabled) artificial slate roof with ridge tiles, cement rendered chimney stacks having lichen-covered cut-limestone capping supporting yellow terracotta octagonal pots, coping to gable, slightly sproketed eaves, and uPVC rainwater goods on timber boxed cut-limestone eaves. Replacement rendered, ruled and lined walls on cut-limestone chamfered plinth. Round-headed central window opening (ground floor) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sill, and drag edged dragged cut-limestone block-and-start surround centred on keystone framing cement rendered infill retaining fanlight. Square-headed flanking window openings in segmental-headed recesses with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement timber casement windows replacing six-over-six timber sash windows. Square-headed window openings (first floor) with drag edged dragged cut-limestone sills, and concealed dressings framing replacement timber casement windows replacing three-over-three timber sash windows. Set back from line of street with repointed tooled limestone ashlar tapered piers to perimeter having shallow pedimented capping supporting cast-iron railings.