Royal Irish Academy

House in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1765–1855

Attached four-bay four-storey former townhouse over basement, built c. 1770, extended to rear c. 1852-4 for use by Royal Irish Academy and now in use as library and offices. M-profile hipped slate roof, middle of north part higher and flat-roofed, behind rendered eaves cornice to front elevation with granite coping. Rendered chimneystacks to ends of front elevation and to north sides of pitches at rear, with clay pots. Flemish bond brown brick walls with rendered quoins, granite plinth course, rendered walls to basement, and lined-and-ruled rendered walls to south and east elevations. Square-headed window openings, diminishing in height to upper floors, with rendered surrounds, painted granite sills, continuous sill courses; guilloche moulding and pediments to first floor windows; plain stringcourse to second floor; and carved granite block-and-start surrounds to basement. Timber sliding sash windows, six-over-six pane to lower floors and basement and three-over-three pane to top floor, basement having steel security grilles. Entrance doorcase comprises square-headed door opening with moulded granite cornice, engaged Doric columns, spoked round-headed fanlight, open-bed pediment, timber panelled door with brass door furniture and lantern above. Granite platform to entrance with six bull-nosed granite steps and cast-iron railings. Basement area has cast-iron railings with corner

Type:
House

Period:
1765–1855

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.34°N, 6.26°W

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