- Address
- Willbrook Road, Rathfarnham
- Type
- House
- NIAH reg. no.
- 11216005
St Bridget's
Willbrook Road, Rathfarnham
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About St Bridget's
The National Inventory rates St Bridget's Regional, one of 85 in Rathfarnham. St Bridget's dates from 1860–1880. 16 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
This house is a fine example of Victorian domestic architecture in a subtly Italianate style, with a harmonious, integrated design and many noteworthy features, particularly the elaborate doorway and porch. Its connections with local history further enhance its significance.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 11216005 · 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 · 11216005↗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 15 minutes
Rathfarnham · about 700 m on foot, as the crow flies
4 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Like it: recorded houses near Rathfarnham
Just 4.4 km away stands Drimnagh Castle, in Walkinstown. The list holds 8, all within 40 km and photographed. Farthest out is “House, 72 Merrion Square, Dublin 2”, St Stephen's Green, 5.3 km away.
Questions about St Bridget's
Is St Bridget's on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 11216005).
Can you visit St Bridget's?
Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
When was St Bridget's built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1860–1880.
Is St Bridget's 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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