architect’s own houses

1760 – No. 20 Dominick Street, Dublin

Architect: Robert West

Robert West the stuccodore who designed many of the finest interiors in the city lived at No.

1878 – The Tower House, Kensington, London

Architect: William Burges

The Tower House was built between 1876 and 1878 in the 13th century French gothic style,

1878 – Villa, Delbrook Park, Dundrum, Co. Dublin

Architect: John Leslie O’Hanlon

Constructed as a house for himself, John Leslie O’Hanlon. Published in The Irish Builder, September 15,

1882 – Kensington Lodge, Grove Park, Rathmines, Dublin

Architect: William I. Chambers

Fantastically ornate brickwork and terra cotta on this Queen-Anne Style house designed by William Isaac Chambers for himself,

1937 – Geragh, Sandycove, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin

Architect: Michael Scott

Designed by Michael Scott as a home for himself, he had bought the site by the martello tower at Sandycove some years before,

1960 – Private House, 5 Windsor Ave. North, Belfast

Architect: Louis A. Roche, Munce & Kennedy

Practice was formed in 1919 between James Stilwell Munce and Edwin Riddell Kennedy.

1961 – Journey’s End, Howth, Co. Dublin

Architect: Andrew Devane

Built by Andrew Devane of Robinson Keefe Devane as a family home for himself. This was a stunning modern house on a magnificent site overlooking Dublin bay,

1970 – Tallon House, Foxrock, Co. Dublin

Architect: Ronnie Tallon

A house designed by Ronald Tallon,as a family home, in steel and glass, that was awarded the RIAI triennial housing medal for 1971-73.