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Rothe House & Garden. Early Conservation Works on Rothe House. ‘One of the finest of the Elizabethan buildings remaining in Kilkenny, as two of the old houses in High Street have been recently taken down’. James Graves, Kilkenny Archaeological Society 1854. Kilkenny Archaeological Society 1854.
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Early Conservation Works on Rothe House ‘One of the finest of the Elizabethan buildings remaining in Kilkenny, as two of the old houses in High Street have been recently taken down’. James Graves, Kilkenny Archaeological Society 1854. Kilkenny Archaeological Society 1854 ‘unfit for human habitation’ 1884 O’Hanrahan’s Conservation Work 1897-1899 Houses 1 and 2
Kilkenny Archaeological Society Conservation & Restoration works House 1, 1962
Kilkenny Archaeological Society Re-construction of House 3, 1988-1996 Officially opened by Mrs Mary Robinson, then President of Ireland
Conservations Policies adopted by the KAS in 2002 • Conservation Philosophy • General Conservation Policies • To protect the Urban Setting – policies 1-4 • Architectural Significance – Structural Conservation & Maintenance – policies 5 – 8 • Archaeology – the Buildings and the Garden – policies 9-12 • Museum and Archive Collections – policies 13-20 • Tourism, Education and Presentation – policies 21-28 • Management and Finance – policies 29-34
Garden Re-construction Project 2006-2008 Before Re-construction Following Re-construction Winner of Regional & National Landscape Award 2008, Tidy Towns Competition
Rothe House Trust Limited Structural Conservation and Maintenance – October/November 2008 Garde-Robe uncovered
2002: Heritage Conservation Plan • Four main recommendations • 1. Formation of Management Company – Complete • 2. Reconstruction of Garden – Complete • 3. Structural Conservation and Maintenance - Complete • Re-presentation of the House • 2009-2011
The House Project 2009-2011 • The building • Extraordinary example of early 17th century Irish merchant’s house • The only complete burgage plot complex of its type in Ireland • Structural evolution revealed • Represents how people lived and interacted in Kilkenny • The Rothe family • People come to visit a house to meet the people who live there • People bring a house to life • People respond to people, discovering what they have in common • Complex stories and far away periods become real when personalised • 16th-17th century Kilkenny • Provides a context for relating themes • A watershed in Irish history
