Number 2 Sallymount Terrace is comprised of three Georgian redbricks sequestered off the very busy Sallymount Avenue. The property, which dates from circa 1789, is reputed to be the first Georgian house built in the leafy Dublin borough. The adjoining homes are said to have been built by the owner for his two daughters.
The two-storey over-garden-level house was renovated in a period style in 2005, with discrete joinery throughout. Granite steps lead up to the front door. The rooms at this level run the quite shallow depth of the house. The sitting room is a lovely space with windows pooling in light front and back. Matching book cabinets frame the rear window and there’s a lovely marble fireplace.
A narrow but elegant galley- style eat-in kitchen has cabinetry suited to a house of this period, painted a fashionable grey. The original window to the rear has been converted to a door and provides access to the small south-facing back garden, via wrought iron steps.
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Given its orientation, the garden is quite shaded. It is also set in the shadow of the recently built Bank of Ireland premises, once a single-storey building. This three-storey property blocks some of the terrace's natural light.
The property’s family bathroom is on the hall return. The electric shower is situated in the bath and there is a utility room off the bathroom.
At garden level there are four rooms. Two of these are currently set up as bedrooms with free-standing wardrobes and windows almost at ground level.
The two smaller rooms are currently used as studies. They could be single bedrooms, though one currently has a curtain instead of a door.
The house next door has extended out this level, which would add much-needed light and could become a kitchen/ living/dining space. The house next door also has a sedum roof, which helps knit the new build to the old.
The first floor is curiously laid out for family living. The fine staircase opens on to a large and bright area the estate agent calls a library, with one small and sunny single room situated off it. If there is more than one child, their bedrooms will be be situated at garden level, four flights of stairs away.
The master bedroom is lovely. It has period-style cabinetry with toile de jouy wallpaper inserted into the panels and a roomy windowed bathroom off of it.
There is off-street parking but it’s restricted to one vehicle per house. The space can be tight to get in and out of.
The 192 sq m property is asking €1.15 million through Youngs Estate Agents.
