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Terraced two-bay three-storey over basement former house, built 1825, having shopfront to front (north) elevation added c.1905, and two-storey extension, built c.1950, to rear (south) elevation. Now in use as part of college. M-profile pitched slate roof, hipped to east, concealed behind red brick parapet with carved granite coping, red brick chimneystack. Red brick, laid in Flemish bond, to wall, with yellow brick laid in English garden wall bond, to rear wall. Square-headed window openings with granite sills having one-over-one pane timber sliding sash windows. Faience shopfront comprising Doric pilasters with fluted capitals, moulded console bracket, tiled and painted fascia having numerals in relief and marigold detailing, and dentillated cornice. Square-headed door opening with fixed-pane timber framed overlight on dentillated cornice over part-glazed timber panelled door having Doric column detail, nosed granite steps. Apparently retaining original layout with timber joinery to interior. Street fronted to south of Pearse Street.

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