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The Red House

Archaeology

The Red House, Victoria Road, Douglas has a red tiled roof with masonry walls of exposed red brick at the ground floor with half timbered gables or vertical tiling above. The bargeboards are elaborately carved and painted red, white and green (as originally). The massing of the house is sculptural with a maximum expression of the interior functions and emphasis of entrance porches and Jacobean chimneys. The building is sited in well defined grounds. The interior has not been inspected but is thought to contain features necessary to the integrity of the overall design concept. The whole appears to being maintained to the highest standards and to the original specifications. The house is significant as a good example of its style blending the traditional British rural features with American influences. As the house belonged to the architect it seems reasonable to assume that the design was not compromised in any significant manner.

Douglas, Victoria Road

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  • Parish: Douglas
  • Sheading: Middle
  • Grid Ref: SC3892077760

Sources

  • Isle of Man Heritage Environment Record
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