House

House in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1755–1760

Attached four-bay four-storey former house over basement, built 1758. Now in commercial office use. Pitched slate roof to front, behind rebuilt brick parapet with stone blocking course and concealed gutter, cavetto-moulded cornice and ashlar granite platband, and rear having hipped roof at east and flat roof at west perpendicular to street; tall rendered chimneystack to west party wall lacking pots; and having replacement metal downpipes. Flemish bond red brick walling over painted granite plinth course over painted cement ruled-and-lined rendered basement walling. Square-headed window openings, diminishing in height to upper floors, with rendered reveals and painted masonry sills. Timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane to basement, ground and second floors, nine-over-six pane to first floor and three-over-three pane to top floor. Square-headed door opening set within masonry doorcase having open-bed pediment on engaged Doric columns fronting plain pilasters, spoked timber fanlight over moulded lintel cornice, and replacement six-panel timber door with weatherboard and brass furniture. Door opens onto granite platform bridging basement, with three granite steps to street level and two cast-iron boot-scrapes. Basement area enclosed by decorative cast-iron railings on curved granite plinth wall. Matching cast-iron gate provides access to basement and granite quarter-turn

Type:
House

Period:
1755–1760

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.34°N, 6.25°W

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