Former school house, 182 Newcastle Road, Seaforde, Naghan, Downpatrick, Co Down, BT30 8NZ

An irregular single and two storey building dating from approximately 1810–20, originally comprising a school with master's house, extended in the early 1900s. The property now serves as a private dwelling and forms an important part of the Seaforde estate's architectural collection.

The building sits on the east side of Seaforde village, adjacent to the drive leading to the Church of Ireland parish church. Its plan approximates a mirror image of the lowercase letter 't', with the southern single-storey section formerly the schoolroom and the northern portions forming the former master's residence.

The west-facing front façade is asymmetrical. At the far left on the ground floor stands a panelled door—the original entrance to the master's house, now the main entrance—surmounted by a crude granite hood. Immediately to the right is a projecting gabled bay with large double sash windows on each floor, each containing Georgian panes in a 6/6 configuration. To the right of this bay is a single sash window with label moulding. Beyond stands the large gabled projection of the former schoolhouse, extending considerably further north than the bay. Set within the angle created by this projection is a three-sided flat-roofed porch, originally the school entrance, with a timber-sheeted door to its broad northwest face and a small plain sash window to the west face; both openings feature linked label moulding and the porch roof has a slight overhang with exposed rafter ends. The north face of the larger projection contains a sash window matching that to the left of the porch, while the gable displays similar windows; two additional windows appear on the south projection, with a blank south-facing gable to the right. The hood and windows employ a mixture of flat arch and gothick detailing.

The north elevation is largely dominated by a gable, with the right side set back. Two small gothick windows at high level (probably stairwell windows) are positioned at different heights; the lower window features label moulding. These windows are not aligned, suggesting they originally served different storeys.

The rear elevation cannot be fully observed as a high rubble wall separates the former school area from the former master's residence area. The left portion (former school) has a timber-sheeted door with fanlight at the far left and three sash windows to the right. A single-storey extension with a mono-pitched roof and modern window and door is set against the south face, backing into the dividing wall. The right portion of the rear elevation contains a squat double sash window (6/6/6/6) with a single sash window above, set into a gabled half-dormer, and a ground-floor sash window further right where the façade projects. The façade is finished in lined render and painted; the extension is finished in roughcast. The gabled roof is slated with two rendered chimney stacks and cast iron rainwater goods.

Historical records show the building on the 1834 Ordnance Survey map without the larger southern projection. The 1836 valuation records indicate the property, probably built around 1800, contained a bible repository and schoolhouse for male children together with a master's residence. Contemporary Ordnance Survey Memoirs state the bible repository operated under Reverend Mr Gordon, who distributed bibles at half the usual prices. The school was then attended by 62 girls and 38 boys, the latter figure swollen because the village girls' school (now the Masonic hall) was temporarily closed for refurbishment. By circa 1860, the building served solely as a school with master's house. The large southern projection was added later, probably providing an additional classroom linked to the closure and consolidation of the girls' school. The school closed around 1970–71, after which the former schoolhouse section was used as a church hall by the nearby Church of Ireland parish church. The entire building was sold circa 1990 and has since been a private dwelling.