Houghton Farmhouse Including Cob Walls Adjoining North And South

Houghton Farmhouse, which includes cob walls adjoining to the north and south, is a farmhouse likely dating from the 17th century, refurbished and extended in 1870 as indicated by a date plaque. The original 17th-century section is made of plastered cob on stone rubble footings, featuring stone rubble stacks—one of which is disused—and a thatched roof. The 1870 extension is constructed of brick with a slate roof. The house faces south and has a two-room plan with a central stair. The right room has a gable end stack, while the left room features a projecting front lateral stack that is now disused.

At the western end, set back from the front, is the 19th-century one-room plan extension with a gable end stack, which now serves as a self-contained cottage. There are also 19th-century outshots across the rear of the main block. The main block has a regular two-window front with 20th-century casements that include glazing bars, and a central part-glazed door. The right end has a slate-roofed oven projection, while the left end features the projecting stack. The brick extension also has a two-window front and a doorway near the right end, with 20th-century casements lacking glazing bars and a contemporary plank door. Both roofs are gable-ended.

The chimney shaft of the extension has a limestone plaque inscribed with the initials of Mark Rolle and the date 1870. The interior was not available for inspection at the time of the survey, but it appears that little carpentry detail is exposed and the fireplaces are blocked. The left room has a soffit-chamfered crossbeam, and according to the Devon Sites and Monuments Record, the roof may have possible jointed cruck construction. From the eastern end, high plastered cob walls with rubble footings and corrugated iron coping extend a short distance north and south alongside the road.