Houghton House

Houghton House is a house built between 1800 and 1811 for William Hodgson. The house has stucco walls with stone dressings and a hipped slate roof. It is two storeys high with five bays, accompanied by single-storey, single-bay side wings. The entrance features a segmental porch supported by pilaster strips and two Ionic columns, topped with a moulded entablature, cornice, and a cast-iron balcony. A panelled door is flanked by glazed side-lights and a fanlight. Ground floor windows are cross-casements with moulded surrounds; upper floor windows are sash windows with glazing bars and stucco surrounds. A glazed canopy, supported at each end by stone Ionic columns with a block entablature, moulded cornice, and carved vases, extends over the ground floor. The eaves project and are dentilled. The side wings have dentilled pediments and windows matching the ground floor. Outbuildings are not included in the listing. According to Peter Nicholson's records from around 1810, the library within Houghton House was designed for William Hodgson.