| Aldborough House | |
|---|---|
 The house, c. 1940s | |
 | |
| Alternative names | Aldboro House |
| General information | |
| Status | Private dwelling house |
| Type | House |
| Address | 27-28 Portland Row |
| Town or city | Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°21′18.574″N 6°14′52.973″W / 53.35515944°N 6.24804806°W |
| Groundbreaking | 1792 |
| Completed | 1798(building bears the year 1796) |
| Owner |
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| Height | |
| Architectural | Georgian |
| Technical details | |
| Material | granite (front facade) and red brick (rear) |
| Design and construction | |
| Other designers | Thomas Baker (stonecutter) James Hendricks (bricklayer) Filippo Zaffarini and John Meares (plaster and stuccowork) Matthew Cogan (plaster and stuccowork) |
| Quantity surveyor | Thomas Dennell (clerk of works) |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) | Daniel Murphy (1896-98) |
| Engineer | Robert Cochrane (1896-98) |
| Main contractor | W Foley & Sons (1896-98) |
Aldborough House (sometimes Aldboro House) is a large Georgian house in Dublin, Ireland. Built as a private residence by 1795, the original structure included a chapel (since lost) and a theatre wing.[1][2]
The house has been used for periods as a school, barracks and post office depot, before becoming vacant in the early 21st century. While vacant, the building was subject to vandalism and a fire, was noted by An Taisce as being in poor condition,[3] and included in its 2021 list of 'Top 10 Most-at-Risk' buildings nationally.[4]
- ^ Lightbown, Ronald W. (2009). An Architect Earl: Edward Augustus Stratford (1736–1801), 2nd Earl of Aldborough. Irish Georgian Society. OLL Editions.
- ^ "Historian Leading Campaign to Stop Demolition of Ireland's Oldest Theatre". Dublin Live. 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Aldborough House, Dublin 1 - The National Trust for Ireland". An Taisce. January 2017. Archived from the original on 27 July 2017.
- ^ "Ireland's TOP 10 Most-at-Risk Buildings 2021". antaisce.org. An Taisce. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.