In 1859, Dubliners strolling along country roads witnessed something new emerging from the green fields. The Victorian house had arrived: wide red brick structures stood back behind large front lawns. Over the next forty years, an estimated 35,000 homes were built in the fields surrounding the city. Distinguished by their elaborate entrances and wide granite staircases, Dublin produced its own unique version of the Victorian house form. Today, they are some of the capital s most highly valued structures, and are protected under strict conservation laws.

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