Skerry's College

Terraced three-bay three-storey former house over basement, built c. 1820, with dormer attic. Now in use as college. Pitched tile roof with rendered parapet, rendered chimneystack and flat-roofed dormer addition. Rendered walls with string course between basement and first floor. Timber sash windows, with label mouldings to ground and first floor openings, c. 1890. Carved timber Doric doorcase, c. 1890, with flanking pilasters, entablature, and replacement timber panelled door. Limestone steps and bridge over basement area leading to entrance door. Cast-iron railings set on limestone plinths to basement area. Timber staircase and some decorative plasterwork to the interior.

This former house forms part of a significant group of buildings, built in the early nineteenth century, on both sides of St. Patrick's Hill, the north side of St. Patrick's Place, and part of Sidney Place. These former houses are interesting examples of late Georgian architecture in Cork city. The scale and form of this former house make it a positive addition to the streetscape. The building retains interesting features and materials, such as the timber sash windows, cast-iron railing, limestone steps, and some interior features.