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Detached three-bay two-storey house on L-shaped plan, built 1871, having advanced gable-fronted bay to the south-west end of the front elevation (north-west) having single-storey canted bay window at ground floor level, two gable-fronted dormers\gablets to the north-east end of the front elevation, advanced gable-fronted bay to the south-east end of the south-west elevation having single-storey canted bay window at ground floor level, and with gable-fronted return to the rear (north-east). Modern single-storey addition to the north-east. Pitched artificial slate roofs with decorative ridge cresting, decorative undulating pierced timber bargeboards, carved timber spear finials over apexes to gable ends and to gablets, overhanging eaves with exposed painted timber rafter feet, replacement rainwater goods, and with rendered chimneystacks having decorative pots over. Smooth rendered walls over chamfered smooth rendered plinth, and with rendered chamfered rusticated quoins to the corners. Square-headed window openings with one-over-one pane horned timber sliding sash windows, timber one-over-one margin-lights horned sash windows to first floor east elevation, painted sills, and with rendered moulded hoodmouldings at ground floor level and to window openings to projecting gable-fronted bays. Central pointed segmental-headed doorway to the front elevation (north-west) having timber panelled door with recessed floral ornament, plain overlight, rendered reveals, tiled threshold, and with render hoodmoulding over. Set back from road in attractive mature site with gardens to the centre of Fahan, house overlooks Lough Swilly located adjacent to the west and south-west of site. Enclosed yard to the north-east having detached two-storey outbuilding with pitched artificial slate roof, rendered walls, and square-headed openings with timber doors and timber louvers. Yard enclosed to south by roughcast rendered wall with crenellated parapet over. Gateway to the north of site comprising a pair of yellow brick piers (on square-plan) having inset red brick panels, and with pyramidal coping over.
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