2 Stream Street, Downpatrick, Co Down, BT30 6DD

2 Stream Street is a fine two-storey Georgian style terrace townhouse dating from approximately 1800–1820, situated at the northern end of the eastern side of Stream Street in Downpatrick. The building is Grade B2 listed.

The front façade, facing west, is constructed of random rubble fieldstone with brick dressings to door and window openings. It is asymmetrical in composition. A raised pavement with wrought iron guard rail extends across this building and its immediate neighbours. The centrepiece is a classical doorway of pronounced Neo-Classical character, accessed by a short flight of stone steps. The doorway features three-quarter Tuscan columns supporting a projecting but narrow canopy. The entrance door itself is six-panelled timber, topped with a semicircular fanlight with moulded archivolt and petal tracery. To the right of the main entrance is a plain timber sheeted door, set at a slightly lower level, which provides access to an entry to the rear yard. This door is also topped with a similar fanlight but without archivolt. To the left of the entrance are two sash windows with Georgian panes (6/6 lights). The first floor contains four evenly spaced similar sash windows (6/6). Three Velux roof lights are set into the front slope of the roof.

The rear façade is finished with smooth cement render, unpainted. The ground floor contains a tall narrow 4/4 sash window to either side of a modern partly-glazed door with plain fanlight. To the far left is a segmental arch-headed opening serving as an entry. The first floor has a 6/4 sash window to either side. The second floor (attic) contains a 3/3 sash window to each side, with one small Velux window in the roof. The gabled roof is slated with rendered chimney stacks to the south and north. Rainwater goods and pipework are a mixture of PVC and cast iron.

The eastern side of Stream Street was largely developed by 1729 according to surviving town plans. This house probably dates from the late 18th or early 19th century, perhaps circa 1820. It may be the building shown on the 1838 valuation plan as belonging to John Craig, who also owned the large house to the north at 114–116 Irish Street. However, it is possible the building post-dates 1838, as it shares a similar doorcase, façade and roofline with the adjacent building to the north, which is known to post-date 1838 (probably circa 1840). In recent years the property has served as a hostel and is now in use as a residential home. The building lies within a conservation area and is noted for its group value within the street terrace.