- Address
- 88 Capel Street, Dublin
- Type
- House
- NIAH reg. no.
- 50010603
Academic Bridge
88 Capel Street, Dublin, Parnell Square
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About Academic Bridge
Academic Bridge is one of 309 buildings in Parnell Square the National Inventory rates Regional. Academic Bridge dates from 1700–1750. 51 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
This rare example of a Dutch Billy house is an integral component of Dublin’s pre-Georgian architectural heritage.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 50010603 · 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 · 50010603↗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
Parnell Square · about 500 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Academic BridgeStart here
- 2John's RestaurantRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 3Williams & Woods LtdRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
- 4Mount Carmel National SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 5Youth Work IrelandNational rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
Saint Saviour's ChurchNational rating (NIAH)300 mSaint Saviour's PrioryRegional rating (NIAH)300 mFabric SelectRegional rating (NIAH)400 mMandarin House RestaurantRegional rating (NIAH)400 mDublin Central Taxis / Washington Mobile PhoneRegional rating (NIAH)400 mVere Foster HouseRegional rating (NIAH)400 m31 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Show the other 13
Recorded houses around Parnell Square
Closest of all: Green Street Courthouse, Phibsborough, 100 m away. There are 8 with photos within 40 km.
Questions about Academic Bridge
Is Academic Bridge on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 50010603).
Can you visit Academic Bridge?
Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
When was Academic Bridge built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1700–1750.
Is Academic Bridge 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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