Jacob Owen

Jacob Owen
Born(1778-07-28)28 July 1778
Llanfihangel, Montgomeryshire, North Wales
Died29 October 1870(1870-10-29) (aged 92)
Toll End, Tipton, Staffordshire, England
Resting placeMount Jerome Cemetery, Dublin
NationalityBritish
OccupationArchitect
Spouse(s)
1) Mary Underhill
(m. 1798; died 1858)

2) Elizabeth Donnet Fry (née Louder)
Children17, including Jeremiah, Thomas and Joseph
Relatives
BuildingsDublin Castle, Áras an Uachtaráin, Four Courts
Projectssignificant public buildings in Dublin and Ireland

Jacob Owen FRIAI MRIA CEng FIEI FRZSI (28 July 1778 – 29 October 1870) was a Welsh-born Irish architect and civil engineer of the nineteenth century. His architectural work is most closely associated with Dublin, Ireland. He also contributed extensively to the shaping of public architecture throughout Ireland, through his design of schools, asylums, prisons and other public buildings associated with British rule.[1][2]

  1. ^ "OWEN, JACOB - Dictionary of Irish Architects". www.dia.ie. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
  2. ^ Porter, Bertha (2004). "Owen, Jacob (1778–1870), architect". In O'Dwyer, Frederick (ed.). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/21011. Retrieved 20 December 2022. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)