York Historic Environment Record

Ivy House (sometimes known as Ivy Cottage) is an c. early-18th century Georgian vernacular building of grand proportions.
It is of brick construction with a clay pantile roof, two chimney stacks, and multi-pane fenestration, which, although not original fabric, sustains the character of the building.
Along with its gardens, it is the only remaining evidence of a complex of eighteenth-century buildings which once comprised cottage, outbuildings, gardens, and possibly an orchard, likely part of a farm. In the 1960s, the courtyard and outbuildings were demolished, and the building is now surrounded mostly by 20th century development.
As a remnant of unenclosed eighteenth-century Upper Poppleton, Ivy House has archaeological (evidential) value, to which the evidence of change over time in the brick detailing and scarring add further interest.
The early age of the building and the rarity of remaining historic buildings in the area give the nomination some rarity value, and the attractive vernacular appearance has some artistic and age value.
York Civic Trust