Ashton House, Dublin
{{Short description|Stately home in Dublin, Ireland}}
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| location = Ashtown, Dublin
| address = Ashtown, County Dublin
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| completion_date = 1880s
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| cost = €6.65m (2018)
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| owner = Joe O'Reilly (Chartered Land)
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| floor_area = 600sq m (6,458sq ft)
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| architect = William Hague (1891 remodelling){{cite web |title=CO. DUBLIN, DUBLIN, ASHTOWN, ASHTON HOUSE Dictionary of Irish Architects - |url=https://www.dia.ie/works/view/58278/building/CO.+DUBLIN%2C+DUBLIN%2C+ASHTOWN%2C+ASHTON+HOUSE |website=www.dia.ie |access-date=31 May 2022}}
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Ashton House is a period house and estate in Ashtown, Dublin, Ireland. It is on the Fingal County Council Register of Protected Structures, code 0690.{{Cite web|last=FUSIO|title=Ashton House, ASHTOWN|url=https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/11362065/ashton-house-ashtown-fingal|access-date=2021-07-21|website=Buildings of Ireland|language=en-GB}}{{cite web |title=Record of Protected Structures |url=https://www.fingal.ie/sites/default/files/2019-04/2017-2023_dev_plan_record_of_protected_structures.pdf |website=fingal.ie |access-date=15 August 2021}}{{cite web |last1=Fagan |first1=Jack |title=€26m estate back on market for €2.8m |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/26m-estate-back-on-market-for-2-8m-1.2328132 |website=The Irish Times |access-date=15 August 2021 |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Fagan |first1=Jake |title=Period house on 28 acres beside Phoenix Park sells for €6.65m |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/business/commercial-property/period-house-on-28-acres-beside-phoenix-park-sells-for-6-65m-1.3479146 |website=The Irish Times |access-date=15 August 2021}}
History
In 2006, the estate was sold for €26 million. In 2015, it was listed for sale at €2.8 million and eventually sold for €6.65 million in 2018. Previous owners include the Moore, Alexander, Neyland, and Stone families.{{cite web |title=The Moore Family |url=https://dh.tcd.ie/martindiary/?page_id=471 |website=The Diary of Mary Martin |access-date=15 August 2021}}{{Cite web|url=https://dh.tcd.ie/martindiary/?page_id=471|title = The Moore Family | the Diary of Mary Martin}}
Architecture
Located by the 10th lock of the Royal Canal, Ashton House sits on approximately 28 acres of land and is adjacent to Ashtown railway station. It is bounded by the canal to the south, Coolmine RFC to the west, the River Road and River Tolka to the north, and Rathborne Village to the east. Built around 1830CE, the house was designed in the Victorian Italianate style. On either side of the central three-bay, three-storey building lie two-storey wings, with a basement beneath. The double-pitched slate roof is surrounded by a parapet. The walls feature Italianate balustrades and decorative urns. Other features include Doric and Corinthian pilasters, stained glass windows, and sash windows. The house extends over 6,458 square feet, including 12 bedrooms and a ballroom. The estate also includes a 1-acre walled garden, greenhouses, outbuildings, a four-bed lodge, a four-bed gate bungalow, and gates opening onto the village.{{cite web |title=Ashton House, ASHTOWN |url=https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/11362065/ashton-house-ashtown-fingal |website=Buildings of Ireland |access-date=15 August 2021}}