Almshouse

The National Monuments Service's description

Three-storey over basement gable fronted house facing onto Arbour Hill, with a hipped roof to the front and pitched roof behind. The front elevation is single bay with superimposed windows over timber paneled door framed by a simple flat architrave surmounted by a round-headed fanlight. This facade is brick beneath render finish with an angle on the NE corner. The E elevation is four bay while the W facade is solid save for a single bay with two small windows at the N end and two-storey return at the S end. Two huge chimney stacks pierce the roof demonstrating evidence of pre-18th century origins of the house. On Rocque (Rocque J, 1756) there is a large building shown with a long axis running parallel to Arbour Hill rather than at right angles as this building is. The latter structure is referred to as the 'Carpenters Widdows House'. On Thom's 1750 Directory it is listed as ' Carpenter's Alms-houses'.

Compiled by: Margaret Keane

Updated on: 5 January 2018

References

Rocque, J. 1756 An exact survey of the city and suburbs of Dublin. Available at https://libguides.ucd.ie/findingmaps/mapshistDublin Accessed on 5 January .