20 Draperstown Road, Tobermore, Magherafelt, Co. Londonderry, BT45 5QG

This is a one and a half storey, four bay, direct entry house located just over half a mile from Tobermore at the end of a shared lane about a quarter of a mile in length. The lane leads off Wood Road near the south-west end of Tobermore and heads towards Draperstown.

The building dates from the 19th century but could be considerably earlier, with window opening proportions suggestive of 18th century work. It is constructed of stone and brickwork with a roughcast finish above a recessed dark coloured plinth. The roof is of corrugated asbestos, which replaced the original thatched covering in 1942.

The house features five double-corbelled chimneystacks, with one on each gable and the others at intermediate points over the kitchen, bedroom and parlour hearths. None of the stacks have pots. Rainwater goods are of plastic fixed to timber fascias. Windows are of top-hung timber construction throughout, with traditional depth sills except for the bathroom window. The parlour window is paired. The entrance is protected by a projecting porch with curved corrugated iron roof, flanked by two top-hung timber windows on either side. The entrance door is glazed above and below with single panels and is flanked by upper lights glazed with obscure glass. The right-hand (north-east) gable has a similar window at upper level, while the left-hand (south-west) gable is blank.

At the rear north-east corner is a scullery projection with a lean-to corrugated asbestos roof and wall finish matching the main house. A shed of brick and stone construction with curved corrugated iron roof abuts the north-east gable. The house is enclosed by a concrete wall and accessed via a flat iron gate.

The building appears on the first Ordnance Survey map of 1832 with a single outbuilding projecting at the north-west corner. The 1854 revision shows a similar layout but includes an addition of a projection integral with the house at the south-east corner, a feature which no longer exists. Major alterations in 1942 included raising the walls, applying new wall finish, forming a new roof structure, and making certain internal alterations.

Despite these alterations, the house retains a strong historic character. The south-east facing elevation overlooks a lawn with herbaceous borders.