Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland

House in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1780–1800

Attached three-bay four-storey former house over basement, built c. 1790 apparently as one in terrace of seventeen, having full-height bow to two bays to rear, third bay having three-bay two-storey return with higher one-over-two bay link to house having single-bay storey above two-storey return. In use, since 1917, by Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland as their headquarters and library/archive. Basement adapted as lecture theatre. Pitched slate roof, hipped to west end, behind brick parapet with granite coping, and two hipped roofs to rear perpendicular to street, larger over bow. Shouldered rendered chimneystacks to east end with clay pots. Flemish bond red brick walls to front elevation on granite plinth course over rendered walls to basement; yellow brick walls to rear over rendered basement, having replacement red brick arches to top two floors. Square-headed window openings, diminishing in height to upper floors, with rendered reveals and painted granite sills; carved granite block-and-start surrounds to basement. Timber sliding sash windows, nine-over-six pane to first floor at front, and to ground and first floors at rear, three-over-three pane to top floor and six-over-six pane elsewhere. Wrought-iron grille to basement at front, and decorative wrought-iron balconettes to first floor at rear. Round-headed principal doorway with rendered linings, stepped fluted fri

Type:
House

Period:
1780–1800

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.34°N, 6.25°W

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