Dundanion House

House in Cork, Ireland, dating from 1820–1825

Detached five-bay two-storey over basement house, built c.1822, with full-height bow to north, recessed central three-bays with tetrastyle portico to south and single-bay two-storey extension to west. Now in use as offices. Hipped slate roof with rendered chimneystacks having clay pots and overhanging eaves with corbels and cast-iron rainwater goods. Smooth rendered walls with pilasters framing end bays, limestone ashlar platband to basement and smooth render fascia at eaves level. Square-headed window openings with limestone sills and one-over-one timber sliding sash windows. Square-headed openings to ground floor of south elevation with double-leaf glazed timber French windows with fixed overlights. Ionic tetrastyle portico with frieze, cornice and finials having anthemion motif. Rubble stone boundary wall containing square-headed pedestrian gateway with limestone surround and wrought-iron gate. Entrance to south comprising smooth rendered square-profile outer piers and sweep walls to pair of pedestrian gates and larger inner square-profile piers with recessed panels and cast-iron gates, all with limestone plinth and capping. Square-headed opening to north set in smooth rendered wall with limestone surround and keystone and timber gate.

Type:
House

Period:
1820–1825

Where:
Cork, Ireland

Coordinates:
51.90°N, 8.42°W

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