Farraline House

Farraline House is an early 19th century, northwest-facing, two-storey, three-bay house that fronts an earlier dwelling. It features single-storey and attic gabled wings at right angles, creating a shallow U-shaped courtyard at the rear southeast. The building is constructed of rubble, with the southwest frontage accented by tooled and polished ashlar margins and dressings.

The wide three-bay northwest entrance front includes a central doorpiece that is corniced and pilastered, flanked by sidelights and a nine-fielded panel door. The shallow flanking bays have three windows that rise to full height, culminating in bowed piended roofs, and are connected at the ground floor by a modern glazed verandah that conceals the entrance. The first floor features a central tripartite window, and the building has long-short quoins and a piended slate roof.

At the southeast, there are set-back gabled single-storey and attic wings that flank a mid-18th century symmetrical house, which is two storeys tall with seven bays (the outer first-floor bays were likely raised later). The central door is obscured by a modern glazed porch. The doorway and narrow windows have roll moulded detailing, and there are four later 19th century gabletted dormers that rise through the wallhead. The house has four-pane glazing throughout, end stacks, and slate roofs.

Inside, the entrance hall features early 19th century original decoration, including a staircase and wide landing. An arcade supported by reeded columns with stylised acanthus caps and panelled soffits leads to the landing, which has a decorative corniced ceiling with circular and oval panels and centre motifs painted in various colours. The staircase and first-floor landing are adorned with a decorative cast-iron balustrade featuring palmette detailing. The drawing and dining rooms open off the hall, both with panelled dados and carved chimney pieces. The drawing room is D-ended and includes recessed wall cupboards. In the earlier southeast portion of the house, no original features remain except for a draw-bar hole in the centre door.