Dublin Writers Museum

House in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1760–1770

Terraced four-bay four-storey house over raised basement, built c.1765, extensively renovated c.1890. Now in is as museum with restaurant to basement. M-profile pitched slate roof with clay ridge tiles hidden behind parapet wall with moulded granite cornice and blocking course, cast-iron hopper and downpipe breaking through parapet to east. Rendered chimneystacks to east gables and large rendered stepped chimneystack to west party wall spanning front to rear, all having clay pots. Red brick walls laid in Flemish bond, partially lime pointed and set on moulded granite plinth course above ceramic glazed brick walls to basement. Gauged brick flat-arched window openings with patent rendered reveals, granite sills and replacement timber sliding sash windows with horns, nine-over-six pane to ground, first and second floors and three-over-three pane to top floor. Camber-headed window openings to basement with iron grilles. Decorative wrought and cast-iron balcony spanning entire first floor on iron brackets. Off-centre round-headed door opening with Portland limestone Doric doorcase. Original timber door with twelve raised-and-fielded panels flanked by plain pilasters to lintel cornice and leaded webbed fanlight with moulded archivolt and keystone. Door opening flanked by engaged Roman Doric columns on plinth blocks supporting full entablature and cornice complete with triglyphs and m

Type:
House

Period:
1760–1770

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.35°N, 6.26°W

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