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Summary

Description

Mid 19th century, with late 20th century addition to rear. 2-storey, attic and basement, 3-bay classical house terminating irregular terrace. Broached sandstone ashlar to front, squared snecked and tooled sandstone to side and rear elevations. Band course at ground and 1st floors, cill course at 1st floor, corniced eaves course and blocking course. Consoled, corniced and architraved doorpiece to left with 4-panel timber door and 2-pane rectangular fanlight. Raised surrounds to ground and 1st floor windows. Projecting cills to N (rear) elevation. Bipartite window at basement. Bowed slate-hung dormer to right.

N (REAR) ELEVATION: 2 bays. Late 20th century single storey, ashlar, canted bay to right.

Predominantly 12-pane glazing pattern in timber sash and case windows. Grey slate roof, coped skews. Brick gablehead stack to E with polygonal clay cans.

INTERIOR: (seen 2011) decorative classical scheme. Moulded cornicing, later ceiling roses; some original fireplaces; panelled timber doors. Stone staircase with decorative cast-iron balustrade and timber handrail. Some original window ironmongery. Later geometric tiled floor to entrance hall in 19th century period style. Some 20th century interior remodelling.

BOUNDARY WALLS AND RAILINGS: low coped ashlar wall to front (S) topped with cast-iron gate and railings with fleur-de-lys finials. Rubble stone boundary wall to E with square section pier at S end.

Statement of Special Interest

A fine example of mid 19th century classical house terminating a terrace of similarly designed buildings. The interior is characteristed by a decorative classical scheme and incorporates some original fixtures and fittings.

Used as a manse for the Anti-Burgher Secession Church, Mill Street (now known as Knox's United Free Church), which was opened in November 1851 (see separate listing).

List description updated 2012.

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