1863 – No. 60 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin
Built as the Colonial Insurance Company in 1863,
Built as the Colonial Insurance Company in 1863,
Proposal by an investment company,
Built for an obscure christian sect,
In the 1860s the growth of the Presbyterian congregation and a substantial increase in rent on the Mary’s Abbey property made it desirable for the congregation to seek new premises.
The winning entry in an architectural competition,
Fine small bank branch in an Italianate style with manager’s residence to the rear.
Designed in 1864 as a school of medicine beside the three northside hospitals (Brunswick,
Pretty little church building in its own extensive grounds.
A rebuilt and revised corner building on a Wide Streets Commissioners plan,
The original building was an exact elevational copy of the Natural History Museum by Frederick Clarendon across Leinster Lawn.