Arthur Hill (8 June 1846 – 24 February 1921) was an Irish architect based in

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Biography

Born in Cork on 8 June 1846, Arthur Hill was the son of

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and nephew of William Hill, part of a dynasty of Cork-based architects that included his cousins William Henry Hill and

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, as well as his son Henry Houghton Hill and first-cousin once-removed William Henry Hill. He was the grandfather via Henry Houghton Hill of

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chef

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. Hill was educated at the Cork School of Art, and graduated in 1865, before he moved to London where he studied architecture at the

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. Upon his return to Cork circa 1869, he became a partner in his father's firm. He lived in Redgarth, a house on the Douglas Road in Cork, which he designed and built for himself in 1903. He died there on 24 February 1921.

Architectural works

Hill was particularly interested in the Celtic-Romanesque style of architecture.

Publications

* ''Ancient Irish architecture: Templenahoe, Ardfert.'' Drawn by Arthur Hill. Cork, 1870. * ''A visit to the domed churches of

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, France, by the Architectural Association of London, in the year 1875''. Co-authored with

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hill, Arthur 1846 births 1921 deaths 19th-century Irish architects 20th-century Irish architects Architects from Cork (city)