Rose Cottage in Rathmore West, house in County Kildare

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Terraced five-bay two-storey house, c.1800, retaining original fenestration and originally with square-headed integral carriageway to right ground floor. Subsequently in use as Royal Irish Constabulary barracks/Garda Síochána station. Reroofed, c.1970. Now in residential use with carriageway now boarded-up. Gable-ended roof. Replacement artificial slate, c.1970. Clay ridge tiles. Rendered chimney stacks. Replacement uPVC rainwater goods, c.1990. Roughcast walls. Painted. Square-headed openings. Stone sills. 6/6 timber sash windows. Timber panelled door. Square-headed integral carriageway to right ground floor. Now boarded-up. Road fronted. Gravel verge to front.

This house is a well-maintained middle size building that retains much of its original character. The house, which was possibly built as part of a scheme funded by the Rathmore House estate, is of considerable social and historical interest, having subsequently served as a Royal Irish Constabulary barracks/Garda Síochána station, and represents the former presence of civic services in the locality. The house, which is road fronted and forms an attractive feature in the locality, continues the established roofline of the terrace and streetscape and retains much of its original features and materials, including small-pane timber sash fenestration.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 11813011

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