Horace Tennyson O'Rourke

Horace Tennyson O'Rourke, (1880–1963) 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.^[1] His works include 298 rental houses in Cabra for Dublin Corporation in 1930.^[2]

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

↑ McManus, Ruth (2002) Dublin, 1910-1940: Shaping the City & Suburbs, Dublin: Four Courts Press, page 83
↑ Rowan, Ann Martha, Irish Architectural Archive: Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720-1940 Available: http://www.dia.ie/architects/view/4213/O%27ROURKE-HORACETENNYSON as viewed 29 July 2012.

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[1] McManus, Ruth (2002) Dublin, 1910-1940: Shaping the City & Suburbs, Dublin: Four Courts Press, page 83

[2] Rowan, Ann Martha, Irish Architectural Archive: Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720-1940 Available: http://www.dia.ie/architects/view/4213/O%27ROURKE-HORACETENNYSON as viewed 29 July 2012.