The Old Courthouse
Avoca
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About The Old Courthouse
The National Inventory rates The Old Courthouse Regional, one of 8 in Avoca. The Old Courthouse dates from 1860–1880. 5 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
This unusually modest late 19th-century courthouse is well preserved and adds variety to the streetscape.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 16403514 · 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 · 16403514↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 2 historic places in about 5 minutes
Avoca · about 200 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1The Old CourthouseStart here
- 2Catholic Church of Saint Mary and Saint PatrickRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
4 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Near Avoca: more houses on the record
All 8 are pictured and within 40 km. Glenart Castle in Arklow is the nearest, at 5.6 km. “House, 57 Ferrybank” in Arklow is the farthest, at 7.7 km.
Questions about The Old Courthouse
Is The Old Courthouse on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 16403514).
Can you visit The Old Courthouse?
Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
When was The Old Courthouse built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1860–1880.
Is The Old Courthouse 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).
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