1818 – Braganza House, Carlow, Co. Carlow
Architect: Thomas A. Cobden
Originally built for Col. Sir Dudley Hill by Thomas A. Cobden, later the architect of the nearby Roman Catholic Cathedral.
Buildings of Carlow
1820s – Gatehouse, St. Patrick’s College, Carlow
Architect: Thomas A. Cobden
Gatehouse, presumed to have been designed by Cobden who designed much of the college buildings.
1830 – Duckett’s Grove, Carlow, Co. Carlow
Architect: Thomas A. Cobden / John Macduff Derick
In his book A Guide to Irish Country Houses Mark Bence-Jones describes Duckett’s Grove as a “square house of two and three storeys,
1832 – Oak Park, Carlow
Architect: William Vitruvius Morrison, Richard Morrison / William Mitchell
Formerly known as Painestown, Oak Park is a large Victorian house by William Vitruvius Morrison.
1833 – Cathedral of the Assumption, Carlow, Co. Carlow
Architect: Thomas A. Cobden
The construction of Carlow Cathedral started in 1826 under the supervision of the architect Joseph Lynch who was succeeded by the architect Thomas Cobden in 1829 who changed the design.
1834 – Court House, Carlow, Co. Carlow
Architect: William Vitruvius Morrison
Carlow Court House was designed by William Vitruvius Morrison in 1830,completed in 1834, and is considered one of his finest works.
1838 – Carlow County Infirmary, Carlow
Architect: John B. Keane
Designed by architect John B. Keane in 1838 in the Jacobean style. Funded by voluntary subscription,
1844 – Carlow Union Workhouse, Carlow
Architect: George Wilkinson
Constructed between 1840 and 1844 at a cost of over £10,000. First admissions 18 November 1844,
1846 – Carlow Railway Station, Co. Carlow
Architect: Sir John MacNeill
A good example of Jacobean Revival architecture, comprising a two storey central block and two single storey wings.
1867 – Schools, Carlow, Co. Carlow
Architect: John McCurdy
Strongly reminiscent of the work of Deane and Woodward of a decade before. “With this number we give an illustration of schools at present being erect at Carlow.
