Ballyclose House, 10 Ballyclose Street, Limavady, Co Londonderry BT49 OBN

Ballyclose House is a two-storey, six-bay building in Limavady, County Londonderry, likely constructed between 1860 and 1879. It was originally part of the composition of Ballyclose Street, but its context has since been significantly altered, and the building's quality has been reduced by renovations and alterations.

The building is in a simple sub-Georgian style, featuring white pebble dash render, man-made slates, PVC rainwater goods, and PVC windows. It appears to have originally been five bays wide, as the windows near the west gable are slightly out of sequence, and the rebuilt brick chimneys on the ridge are positioned to reflect a five-bay arrangement. A rendered and painted surround projects from the south facade around the central entrance door. This surround has a cornice and a slightly pitched head but lacks other decorative elements. The door is flanked by Tuscan pilasters supporting a thin entablature, and there is a plain segmental fanlight above. Painted stone cills are present. The tall windows are divided into three horizontal panels on each floor. The gables are blank.

The rear of the building includes a pitched return on the northern side and a flat-roofed return on the southern side, with Velux-type rooflights in the roof. The site is also bordered by a single-storey shed with a monopitched corrugated metal roof.

Ballyclose House was built in 1876 by George Alexander of Roe Park for two of his sisters, and remained in the Alexander family's possession until shortly after the First World War. In the late 1920s, Dorothy Bacon purchased the building and operated it as a hotel, known as 'La Harna House', until after the Second World War. Subsequently, Mr Wilson used the building as a residence and veterinary surgery, with the surgery accessed through a remaining door in the westernmost bay. He later sold the property to Mr James McNicholl in the 1960s. The current occupant purchased the building in 1983 and has undertaken renovations to the facade, roof, and rear. Some Victorian railings remain at the front, though others and moulded pillars were removed to create forecourt parking for a furniture shop.