[2][3][4][5] The Red House is located on Youghal's main street, about 200 m (220 yd) east of Myrtle Grove and St. Mary's Collegiate Church.

[6] The Red House was built c. 1703–1710 and designed by the Dutch architect Claud Leuventhen for the wealthy Uniacke family.

[9] Thomas Farrell, a Justice of the Peace, owned the Red House in the early 20th century;[10] he bought a conservatory at the 1900 Paris Exposition, which blew away in the 1930s.

[12] The Red House is a four-storey, seven-bay William and Mary style townhouse with seven bedrooms and a terrazzo, with original Wainscoting in the walls.

[12] The National Inventory of Architectural Heritage says that "The design of the building is distinctly Dutch, considering features such as the gentle breakfront, central pediment, and steeply pitched roof with dormer windows.