Rosevale House, 96 Rubane Road, Ballygraffan, Kircubbin, Newtownards, Co. Down, BT22 1AT

Rosevale House is a formal, two-storey farm house dating to around 1865, with slight Georgian overtones and a hipped roof. The rear has been greatly extended in recent times.

The front eastern facade features a central timber and glazed front door with a semi-circular fanlight, both with acid-etched glass. The door and fanlight are encased with fluted pilasters, shaped brackets and cornice. To the left is a window with horizontal and vertical astragals, designed to resemble a sliding sash but with a top-hung upper opener. To the right is a similar window, with three further similar but slightly smaller windows evenly spaced across the first floor. All windows have simple moulded surrounds. The front elevation has chamfered quoins and plinth.

The northern facade comprises the side of the original house alongside a large two-storey flat-roofed extension with flush detailing. The original house has a smaller window similar to the front (with smaller upper opener) to the left on the ground floor, and a similar window with a much larger upper opener to the right on the first floor. The extension has a ground-floor window in its centre and a first-floor window similar to the front. A 1971 survey indicates a decorated door once stood on this side but has since been blocked up.

The southern facade consists of the side of the original house with a short return added at some point. A small window with horizontal and vertical astragals sits to the left on the ground floor, with a larger fixed-light window to the right. The first floor has a window similar to the front to the left, and a large opening with PVC double balcony doors (currently without a balcony) to the right.

The western rear facade comprises the rear of the flat-roofed extension and short return, which merge together. A central timber and glazed back door is flanked by large multi-pane windows. The first floor has three windows matching the front arrangement.

The entire exterior is finished in roughcast render, mainly painted. The original house and return have hipped roofs with Bangor blue slates and two yellow-brick chimneys. The flat-roofed extension has a small concrete-brick chimney. PVC gutters and downspouts are fitted throughout. Adjacent outhouses appear older than the main house.

Ordnance Survey maps from 1834 and 1860 show a smaller building on this site, though none matches the exact positioning of Rosevale House. According to local information from the nearby Ballygraffan House, Rosevale was built around 1865 and, like its neighbour, was based on a farmhouse elsewhere in Ireland. Both buildings possess a late Georgian character suggesting they may have been modelled on earlier houses. The return appears to have been added in the mid-twentieth century, while the extension was built around 1990. Local knowledge and architectural evidence indicate the adjacent outhouses date to the early nineteenth century.