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Dr Steevens Hospital Kevin Street Library Dublin
Port Precinct 14 Henrietta Street OPEN SESAME Dublin Port Precinct This Scott Tallon Walker building was completed in 1982. In order to make sure that all the offices experienced views of the Port, a bucket was attached to a crane and the architect was hoisted up to make sure that the views were up to scratch. More recently, works have been completed by Darmody Architects to reintegrate it into the city, linking it up nicely to the theme of this year’s Open House – Tomorrow Past: Discover our future heritage. Kevin Street Library After almost five years of restoration and redesign, Kevin Street Library was officially opened last month. First opened to the public in 1904, it was built on a site adjacent to the now demolished Institute of Science & Technology (College of Technology) and the first librarian J.P Whelan stocked books to the suit the students needs. While the building appears unassuming from the street it boasts beautiful reading rooms that have been hidden from public view for many years. 14 Henrietta Street Recently opened to much hubbub, 14 Henrietta Street is the work of Shaffrey Architects who will be developing our City Library in Parnell Square (see Roadmap). Built in the 1740s by Luke Gardiner as a townhouse for the Anglo-Irish elite, it was split into tenements in the 1880s and retained residents until the late 1970s. Tours will take visitors through its incarnations and stories between walls, floors, old gas pipes and 1970s fireplaces, noting authentic distemper, linoleum and wallpaper along the way. 50