172 Huntly Road, Milltown, Banbridge, County Down, BT32 3BJ

172 Huntly Road is a small split-level house of approximately 1840–50, built as part of a short terrace of three similar but non-identical dwellings constructed for employees of the nearby mill at Milltown. The terrace is set into sloping ground on the west side of Huntly Road, positioned behind a longer terrace on the east side. This is a relatively early surviving example of mill-workers' housing, with an unusual layout that remains largely original.

The house is brick-built with a symmetrical single-storey front elevation facing roughly north. Unlike its neighbours, it has no front entrance, only a window with a six-over-six hornless timber sash frame and broad sash box. The south elevation is two-storey, with a doorway to the left of the ground floor fitted with a recent flat panel door, and a window to the right matching the front sash. The first floor has a smaller three-pane-over-six window. A gabled roof is slated with clay ridge tiles and carries a shared brick chimneystack at the east end of the ridge. Rainwater goods consist of original cast-iron mixed with recent PVC-u replacements.

The terrace first appears on the Ordnance Survey map of 1858–60. Valuation records indicate continuity from that date onwards, suggesting this is the same block visible today. The terrace was built by the Smyth family for employees of their bleach and corn mills. Its plain design makes precise dating difficult, though it was not recorded as new by valuers in 1861, indicating it could date from as early as 1840.

The property was occupied by William Fry in 1861 and descendants or relations of the same name remained until 1909. It was then occupied by Henry Wilson (1909–27) and Mary Wilson (remaining until at least 1935). The Wilsons also held the neighbouring property during this period. The house appears to have been vacated around 1990 and is currently vacant and in a state of disrepair.