Case study: Lennox Street, Portobello (Mid-terrace three-storey house, 1837)

Location map
Ground floor plan

Address of building:

Lennox Street, Dublin 8

House type/form:

Two storey over basement mid-terrace with two storey return

Date of building:

c. 1837

Construction type:

Solid wall brick construction

Façade orientation:

North

Façade finish:

Flemish bond stock brick to front and rear

Façade condition:

Good (although brickwork has been repointed with cement)

Principal architectural features:

External: original entrance doorcase including segmental fanlight overhead, sash window frames and front metal railings on granite plinth. Internal: original shutter boxes, doors and plaster cornices, turned balustrade of staircase. Cast-iron fire guards and surrounds may be original

Protection status:

Protected Structure. On the Dublin City Council Record of Protected Structures.

NIAH:

N/A

Map ref:

3263/25

Front elevation
Rear elevation
Two-storey return