Horace Tennyson O'Rourke

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 Dublin Municipal School of Art. 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]

Horace Tennyson O'Rourke[1]
Born
Horace Patrick Joseph O'Rourke[1]

(1880-03-21)March 21, 1880
34 Richmond Place North
Dublin[1]
DiedDecember 30, 1963(1963-12-30) (aged 83)
St John of God Hospital
Stillorgan[1]
OccupationArchitect
PracticeDublin Corporation

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

References
  1. Rowan, Ann Martha. "Irish Architectural Archive: Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720-1940". Retrieved 29 July 2012.
  2. McManus, Ruth (2002). Dublin, 1910-1940: Shaping the City & Suburbs. Dublin: Four Courts Press. p. 83.
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