Hollywood House

NAME                          Hollypark/Hollywood House

AREA LOCATION        Mount Anville Road close to the Goatstown junction.

MAP LOCATION        OSI maps of 1898-1913 place it in the townland of  Roebuck.
 
GENERAL                    Large Victorian three bay, two storey over basement house. 
Entrance by way of a short flight of granite steps.  Split door topped by a large fanlight
with glazed panels on either side.  Period features include two Adam marble
fireplaces and ornate cornices.  Two small houses on the grounds.
                    

YEAR BUILT                circa 1840

VALUATION               In 1900 the valuation was 118 pounds. 

NUMBER OF
ROOMS                       In the 1901 census it is noted as having 13 rooms occupied by
                                     family.

ARCHITECT                Unknown
 
SOURCES                    Thom’s directories, contemporaneous Newspapers, OSI Maps and NAI
                                      Census & Wills, 
  
OCCUPANTS

1843                            For Sale on 8 acres
1850 -1858                 Thomas Babbington
1861                            Capt John Dane
​1866 - 1878                Capt Edward H Butler
​1879 - 1918                William Francis Cotton
1920                            Mr Ging
1926 - 1942                Cornelius & Mary Crowley (Dairyfarm)
1947                            R M Dixon
1956 - 1960                Cyril Count McCormack
1963 - 1969                Barton family
1990                            For Sale quoting 390K
1999                            For Sale on 1 3/4 acres - guide price 1.2M

STAFF
1901                           Mary Doyle - Cook
                                    Marie Frahill - Parlourmaid
1911                           Christina Plunkett - Servant
                                    Catherine Keogh - Servant

CURRENT
STATUS                       Extant. 

CONTRIBUTOR          © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE                             September 2019