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Terraced three-bay three-storey house, c.1795, on a symmetrical plan. Renovated and refenestrated, c.1990. Gable-ended roof with slate. Bitumen felt, c.1990, over. Ridge tiles not visible. Rendered chimney stacks. Cast-iron rainwater goods. Rendered walls. Ruled and lined. Painted. Square-headed openings. Stone sills. Replacement uPVC casement windows, c.1990. Timber panelled door. Decorative overlight. Road fronted. Concrete flagged footpath to front.

This house is a fine, substantial residence on a symmetrical plan, composed of graceful balanced proportions. The house is of social and historic interest as part of a group of late eighteenth-century terraced houses that form the core of the earliest part of Rathangan. Renovated in the late twentieth century, the replacement fenestration does not complement the original integrity of the design and the house would benefit from the re-instatement of traditional-style timber fenestration. The house is an integral component of the streetscape of Leinster Street, continuing the established streetline of the terrace while contributing to the regular roofline of the street.