Terrace, Newtownbutler, Co. Fermanagh, BT92

These are a pair of two- and three-bay, two-storey houses, likely dating from between 1840 and 1859, situated on the southern side of Main Street in Newtownbutler, County Fermanagh. The buildings have undergone significant alterations and replacements, which have diminished their overall character and appearance and rendered them of limited architectural interest.

The houses are aligned east-west and have a pitched roof covered with artificial slate. Two red brick chimneys are present on each gable, with a taller cement-rendered chimney located between the third and fourth bays of the left-hand house. Modern skylights have been installed on the front pitch of the right-hand house, and moulded plastic rainwater goods are fitted. The principal elevation faces north. The walls are pebble-dashed on the left-hand house and cement-dashed on the right-hand house, over a smooth rendered basecourse with stepped quoins.

The left-hand house is four bays wide, including a central carriage arch. Bays 1 and 3 contain boarded-up window openings with moulded architraves and painted stone sills. Bay 2 features a modern glazed timber entrance door set within a semi-elliptical opening with voussoirs, and a tiled threshold. Bay 4 is defined by a carriage arch with a pair of tongue-and-groove sheeted doors. Above, on the first floor, are four uPVC casement windows, reduced in height and set within similar architraves.

The right-hand dwelling is three bays wide, and has been sub-divided into flats. The central bay has a segmental-headed opening containing a recessed uPVC door with sidelights, and an infilled transom. Left and right bays contain uPVC casement windows with concrete sills. Above, on the first floor, are three similar windows, also reduced in height. The left gable has a modern uPVC casement window on each floor, with a similarly detailed return abutting the ground floor. The rear elevation is not visible, and the right gable is abutted by an adjoining building.

Although buildings are indicated at this location on a valuation map from around 1836, these are likely not the same as the current buildings. The 1860 Valuation book identified the properties as belonging to Reverend Hugh Ward (33ft x 24ft x 2 storeys) and James Fitzgerald (42ft x 24ft x 2 storeys plus a 9ft x 24ft archway, one storey high).