National University of Ireland

House in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1780–1800

Attached three-bay four-storey former house over basement, built c. 1790, with two-storey additions to rear, middle part being canted to south, part next to house having glazed roof and rest having hipped slate roof. Now in use as offices. Pitched slate roof to front, behind brick parapet with granite coping, and having two hipped roofs to rear perpendicular to street, south being larger and north being single-pitched; shouldered chimneystacks with clay pots. Flemish bond brown brick walls on moulded granite plinth course over rendered basement walls, rebuilt in red brick above top floor window sill level and having pattress plates to top floor; rendered walling to rear. Square-headed window openings, diminishing in height to upper floors, with rendered reveals and painted granite sills. Timber sliding sash windows, hornless six-over-six pane to basement and replacement one-over-one pane elsewhere. Rear elevation has apparently timber sliding sash windows, tripartite to south and with round-headed stairs window to north. Ornate cast-iron balconettes to first floor, wrought-iron window-guards to top floor and wrought-iron grilles to basement. Elliptical-headed doorcase with moulded render surround, panelled and rosetted frieze, moulded cornice, Ionic columns, peacock's tail fanlight and eight-panel timber door with brass furniture. Sandstone platform with decorative cast-iron bo

Type:
House

Period:
1780–1800

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.34°N, 6.25°W

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