Horace Tennyson O'Rourke
Horace Tennyson O'Rourke[1] | |
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Born | Horace Patrick Joseph O'Rourke[1] March 21, 1880 |
Died | December 30, 1963 | (aged 83)
Occupation | Architect |
Practice | Dublin Corporation |
Horace Tennyson O'Rourke, (21 March 1880 – 30 December 1963)[1] was Dublin city architect for Dublin Corporation, now, Dublin City Council from 1922-1945. Educated at the Christian Brothers run O'Brien Institute, Dublin and subsequently at . He was said to be "the driving force behind" The Dublin Civic Survey of 1925.[2] His works include 298 rental houses in Cabra for Dublin Corporation in 1930.[1]
Publications[]
- O'Rourke, Horace Tennyson, & the Dublin Civic Survey Committee (1925) The Dublin Civic Survey for the Civics Institute of Ireland, Liverpool: University Press of Liverpool
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Categories:
- 1880 births
- 1963 deaths