Aldborough House

Aldborough House is a historic landmark located in Dublin, Ireland. Aldborough House was built in 1796 by Edward Stratford. The foundation was laid down in 1792. Aldborough was still not fully completed by 1798. The materials used to build Aldborough includes brick, and cut granite, that forms the facade. In 1813, Prof Von Feinagle leased it and opened it as a school. The house had an addition to it including large classrooms and a chapel. Prof Von Feiangle, died in 1820 and by 1830 it was closed. At the outbreak of the Crimean War, it was used as Barracks on acquisition of the Government. Later it was used as the Stores Department of the Post Office. It is currently empty. The responsibility of the house now lies with Bank of Ireland, to secure the future of the building.[1][2]

References

  1. ↑ "1803 - Aldborough House, Portland Row, Dublin - Architecture of Dublin City - Archiseek.com". Archiseek.com. Retrieved 29 March 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.antaisce.org/heritage/aldborough-house-dublin-1


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