house — Kildare Street

Attached two-bay four-storey former house over basement, built c. 1745, with abutment to south end of rear. Later converted for use as shop and offices. Currently vacant and undergoing renovation (September 2016). Slate roof, behind parapet with concealed gutter, pitched to front part and hipped to rear part, latter running perpendicular to street; brown brick chimneystack to north end having yellow clay pots; cast-iron hopper and with downpipe breaking through to north end of front. Ruled-and-lined rendered walling, painted to ground floor. Square-headed window openings, diminishing in height to upper floors, having plain reveals and painted masonry sills. Timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane to middle floors, four-over-four pane to top floor, ground floor window temporarily infilled with block behind boarding; timber sash windows to rear. Segmental-headed door opening, framed by projecting painted stone doorcase having engaged Doric pilasters over plinth stops, supporting cornice, open-bed pediment with cast-iron petal fanlight, and replacement timber panelled door. Basement and ground floor concealed by temporary timber hoarding. Shared sandstone entrance platform with cast-iron boot-scrape, accessed by two granite steps from street level.