Old Bowlish House

Old Bowlish House is a house from the 17th century that was remodeled around 1720. It features a stuccoed exterior with rusticated quoins and a pantile roof. The building has a "T"-shaped plan and has been refronted to create a symmetrical Palladian facade. It stands three stories tall with seven bays, showcasing glazing bar sash windows set in moulded architraves. The first floor windows have alternate cornices and pediments. The central door opening has a semi-circular head and a moulded surround within a pedimented Ionic doorcase, leading to a half-glazed door. The house has a moulded and indented cornice, with an ashlar parapet that includes turned baluster panels directly above the windows. The returns and rear of the house reveal evidence of the earlier structure, featuring stone mullion windows, some of which are cruciform in design. Inside, the house contains 18th-century panelling, plasterwork, and fireplaces in the rooms on either side of the entrance hall. There are depressed arch fireplaces in the rear kitchen and further evidence of the original house on the third floor. The rear stairwell features a fine 17th-century oak staircase with a heavily moulded handrail, large newels topped with ball finials, and elaborately carved side panels between each step.