17 Kilmorey Street

The Department's description

Exterior description and setting

One of a terrace of three three-storey houses directly fronting the west side of Kilmorey St. This building is at the right-hand end and is two bays wide.

Natural slate gabled roof with cement- rendered chimney at left. Half round metal rainwater goods with down pipe at left on street elevation (shared with no. 19).

Street façade has smooth rendered-walls over raised base course, projecting eaves course and raised vee-jointed stucco quoins at right on upper floors. A granite step leads to main entrance at right. Painted four-panel (raised and fielded) timber door with modern brass furniture; rectangular transom light above. Door opening has raised rendered jambs with strap consoles supporting projecting entablature. At left is 2/2 (vertically divided) sliding sash window. Two identical windows to first and second floors, in line with each other, but offset to left of ground floor openings. All windows have exposed boxes, moulded architraves and granite cills. Ground floor window is wider than the rest, and those at top floor are diminished in height.

Right gable abutted by a lower building; exposed section of wall cement rendered. Left gable abutted by identical house.

Rear wall cement rendered, with projecting eaves course. Plastic rainwater goods on this side. A flat-roofed extension abuts at ground floor left (with modern cement window in back gable, and door in right cheek to yard). Directly above is a 1/1 top-hung plastic window to each landing. At right is a casement window to ground floor back room, and 1/1 top hung window to each upper floor room. Between the windows at first landing and first floor is a narrow 1/ 1 plastic window, possibly a modern insert.

Historical information

This house is first recorded in the 1881 valuation revision, being cited as vacant, suggesting a new build. It was occupied the following year. However, the 1903-valuation entry suggests that alterations were carried out at the same time as nos. 19 and 21 were being erected.

Primary Sources:

1. Valuation revision books, 1866-1930, PRONI VAL 12B/22/14E, p.366.
2. Valuation revision books, 1866-1930, PRONI VAL 12B/22/17A, p.191.

Criteria for listing: architectural interest

A. Style
B. Proportion
C. Ornamentation
H-. Alterations detracting from building
K. Group value

Criteria for listing: historic interest

X. Local Interest

Evaluation

One of a small terrace of three three-storey/two-bay houses. The façade of this modest Victorian terrace remains unaltered. Although plain, it is enlivened by embellishment to its door and window openings. It has group value in being one of three virtually identical houses in this terrace.