- Address
- 12 Ormond Quay Upper, Dublin 7
- Type
- House
- NIAH reg. no.
- 50070288
Breen Electrical Co.
12 Ormond Quay Upper, Dublin 7, O'Connell Street
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About Breen Electrical Co.
Breen Electrical Co. is one of 450 buildings in O'Connell Street the National Inventory rates Regional. Breen Electrical Co. dates from 1700–1740. 142 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
A well proportioned building retaining much of its early fabric, particularly to the rear elevation with early timber sash windows. The remaining post office letter plate is a reminder of its social significance due to its historical use as a post office.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 50070288 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 50070288↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 10 minutes
O'Connell Street · about 400 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Breen Electrical Co.Start here
- 2Slovakia ShopRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 3Morrison Hotel (house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 4Zulu Tattoo/Accident & General Travel Insurance/Language Communications Company LtdRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 5The LottsRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
38 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Show the other 20
Other recorded houses around O'Connell Street
The Olympia Theatre in Temple Bar is the nearest, at 300 m. Within 40 km, 8 have a photo.
Questions about Breen Electrical Co.
Is Breen Electrical Co. on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 50070288).
Can you visit Breen Electrical Co.?
Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
When was Breen Electrical Co. built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1700–1740.
Is Breen Electrical Co. protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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