14 Henrietta Street
 The Tenement Museum, 14 Henrietta Street | |
  Location within Central Dublin | |
| Established | September 2018 |
|---|---|
| Location | 14 Henrietta Street, Dublin,Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°21′08″N6°16′13″W/ 53.3523486°N 6.2701543°W |
| Type | Tenement,Georgian |
| Website | 14henriettastreet |
14 Henrietta Streetis a museum located onHenrietta StreetinDublin,Ireland.The museum, sometimes referred to as the Tenement Museum,[1][2]opened in September 2018.
History[edit]
Construction of Henrietta Street began in the 1720s, on land bought byLuke Gardiner.[3]Numbers 13, 14 and 15 were built in the late 1740s by Gardiner as a speculative enterprise.[4]Number 14's first occupant wasLord Richard Molesworthand his second wife Mary Jenney Usher.[5]Other notable residents in the late 18th century includedLord John Bowes,Sir Lucius O'Brien,Sir John Hotham,andViscount Charles Dillon.[5]
After theAct of Unionin 1800, Dublin entered a period of economic decline. 14 Henrietta Street was occupied by lawyers, courts and a barracks during the 19th century.[6]By 1877, a landlord called Thomas Vance had removed its grand staircase and divided it into 19 tenement flats of one, three and four rooms.[5]An advert inThe Irish Timesfrom 1877 read:"To be let to respectable families in a large house, Northside, recently papered, painted and filled up with every modern sanitary improvement, gas and wc on landings,Vartry Water,drying yard and a range with oven for each tenant; a large coachhouse, or workshop with apartments, to be let at the rere. Apply to the caretaker, 14 Henrietta St. "By 1911, it was home to over 100 people.[6]The last families left the house in 1979.[6]
In the 1920s, Irish Republican Army volunteerThomas Bryanlived at the address. In March 2023, a plaque was unveiled byDublin City Councilin his memory.[7]
Restoration work began in 2006 and took over ten years to complete.[6]14 Henrietta Street is owned and was restored byDublin City Council,but is operated by the Dublin City Council Culture Company.[8]The house has been restored to show the originalGeorgianperiod through to its final incarnation as a tenement.[6]
Gallery[edit]
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Shelf of household products -
Replica of a tenement living room -
Basement
References[edit]
- ^Duggan, Charles (2016). "The Making of a Tenement Museum: A Report on 14 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1".Béaloideas.84:133–143.JSTOR45212752.
- ^"Tenement Museum Dublin Recognised In European & Irish awards".hotpress.Hot Press.25 May 2018.Retrieved3 November2022.
- ^Craig, Maurice (2006) [1952].Dublin 1660–1860.p. 129.ISBN1-905483-11-2.
- ^Shaffrey Associates Architects; John Montague, Architectural Historian; Carrig Conservation Ltd; Dr. Tracy Pickerill; Lee McCullough & Partners, Consulting Engineers; Boylan Farrelly, Quantity Surveyors;Henrietta Street Conservation PlanDublin City Heritage
- ^abc"Restoring 300 years".14henriettastreet.ie.Archivedfrom the original on 4 October 2018.Retrieved4 October2018.
- ^abcde"First Look: Inside 14 Henrietta Street – Dublin's newest museum".Irish Independent.14 September 2018.Retrieved4 October2018.
- ^Blaney, Amy (14 March 2023)."Plaque unveiled to Thomas Bryan, one of the 'Forgotten 10' during War of Independence".Irish Independent.
- ^"About us".14henriettastreet.ie.Archivedfrom the original on 4 October 2018.Retrieved4 October2018.
