Newtown House, New Park
NAME Newtownpark House /Newtown House
AREA LOCATION Corner of Stillorgan Road and Newtownpark Avenue
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of
Newpark and it is annotated as New Park and Newtown House
respectively.
GENERAL Described as part of a back to back house with New Park with a gatelodge
on Newtownpark Avenue and a shared gateloge on the Stillorgan Road.
YEAR BUILT circa 1770
VALUATION In 1849 the valuation was 190 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as
having 14 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown, built by the Proby estate.
SOURCES Thom’s directories, OSI maps, Griffith's Valuation, NAI Census & Wills
contemporaneous newspapers, Griffith's Valuation and Registry of Deeds.
OCCUPANTS
1776 - 1796 Timothy Dyton
1792 - 1802 Sir St George O'Kelly
1803 Lady O'Kelly
1820 Benjamin Richardson, rip
1835 - 1839 Richard Perry
1852 - 1879 William Prim Perry
1879 - 1882 Mrs William Prim Perry
1883 - 1921 Miss Elizabeth Perry
1921 The land for sale on 33 Acres with entrance from Stillorgan Road.
1950's Demolished
STAFF
1901 Thomas Butter - Butler
Patrick Morrissey - Coachman
Anne Lynch - Housekeeper
Lucy Steacy - Housemaid
Lavinia Hall - Cook
CURRENT No Longer extant
STATUS
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE August 2019
AREA LOCATION Corner of Stillorgan Road and Newtownpark Avenue
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1838-1845 and 1898-1913 place it in the townland of
Newpark and it is annotated as New Park and Newtown House
respectively.
GENERAL Described as part of a back to back house with New Park with a gatelodge
on Newtownpark Avenue and a shared gateloge on the Stillorgan Road.
YEAR BUILT circa 1770
VALUATION In 1849 the valuation was 190 pounds and in the 1901 census it is noted as
having 14 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown, built by the Proby estate.
SOURCES Thom’s directories, OSI maps, Griffith's Valuation, NAI Census & Wills
contemporaneous newspapers, Griffith's Valuation and Registry of Deeds.
OCCUPANTS
1776 - 1796 Timothy Dyton
1792 - 1802 Sir St George O'Kelly
1803 Lady O'Kelly
1820 Benjamin Richardson, rip
1835 - 1839 Richard Perry
1852 - 1879 William Prim Perry
1879 - 1882 Mrs William Prim Perry
1883 - 1921 Miss Elizabeth Perry
1921 The land for sale on 33 Acres with entrance from Stillorgan Road.
1950's Demolished
STAFF
1901 Thomas Butter - Butler
Patrick Morrissey - Coachman
Anne Lynch - Housekeeper
Lucy Steacy - Housemaid
Lavinia Hall - Cook
CURRENT No Longer extant
STATUS
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE August 2019