Henry Hill (c.1806 – 30 May 1887) was an Irish architect based in
County Cork
County Cork ( ga, Contae Chorcaí) is the largest and the southernmost county of Ireland, named after the city of Cork, the state's second-largest city. It is in the province of Munster and the Southern Region. Its largest market towns a ...
.
Biography
Henry Hill was the second surviving son of Thomas Hill,
and along with his elder brother
William Hill was half of the founding generation of the dynasty of the Hill family of architects. In the next generation, his son,
Arthur Hill, along with William's son
William Henry Hill, and another of his nephews,
Arthur Richard Hill, all became architects.
Arthur Hill's son,
Henry Houghton Hill and William Henry Hill's son -also called
William Henry Hill- would both go on to become architects as well. Henry Houghton Hill was also the father of
Michelin star chef
Myrtle Allen, making her Henry Hill's great-granddaughter.
Architectural works
* Woodford & Bourne building, 1866.
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SS Joachim and Anne's Asylum, 1858–1860.
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Killanully Parish Church (Ballygarvan), 1865.
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Kilgarrife Parish Church (Clonakilty), 1818.
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Scots Church, Cobh
The Scots Church is a former Presbyterian church in Cobh, County Cork, Ireland. It is today a museum, the Cobh Museum, which tells the history of the town.
Architecture
The building is in the "Hard" Gothic Revival style, with three-Bay (archite ...
, 1851–1855.
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St Edmund's Church, Coolkellure, 1865.
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Coolkellure House, 1874.
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Glenburne House, 1830s.
* East Ferry House and Cottage, 1846.
* Cuskinny Court, c.1835.
* Victoria Cottage, Kilnap, 1837.
* Dromderrig House, Kinsale, c.1835.
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St Lappan's Church, Little Island, 1864–1866.
* Kilroan House, Riverstown, c.1845.
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Christ Church, Rushbrooke, 1864–1866.
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Sacred Heart Convent, Rushbrooke, 1860s.
* Lissard House, 1854–1855.
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1806 births
1887 deaths
19th-century Irish architects
Architects from Cork (city)