Taunus
NAME Palermo/Taunus
AREA LOCATION Leopardstown Road
MAP LOCATION OSI maps of 1898-1913 place it in the townland of Galloping Green South.
GENERAL A period house with large rooms. Diningroom 18' x 15' and sittingroom 20'
x 16'. Front and side bay windows with a frontage of 240' to Leopardstown Road.
YEAR BUILT circa 1861
VALUATION In 1888 the valuation was 30 pounds.
NUMBER OF
ROOMS In the 1901 census it is noted as having 8 rooms occupied by family.
ARCHITECT Unknown, part of the Foxrock Estate of William Wellington Bentley
SOURCES Thom’s directories, contemporaneous Newspapers, OSI Maps and NAI
Census & Wills,
OCCUPANTS
1861 - 1863 Part of the Foxrock Tourist Hotel owned By William W Bentley
1863 - 1884 Herr Frederick William Elsner
1884 - 1913 Mrs Elsner
1913 - 1933 Misses Elsner & Mrs Stewart nee Elsner
1935 - 1950 Miss Ida Elsner
1951 For Sale
1954 - 1956 Ronan O'Hara
1987 For Sale quoting 160K
STAFF
1901 Elizabeth Sullivan - General Servant
1911 Margaret Geigh - Servant
CURRENT
STATUS Extant
CONTRIBUTOR © June Bow & Karen Poff
DATE June 2020