Streamwood

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This is Streamwood, the house designed by Frederick Edward Bradshaw MacManus, a prominent architect in about 1938.

The house is one of the earliest International style houses in Ireland and was built for the owner of a hosiery company.

The house is located on Avoca Avenue, Blackrock, County Dublin.

At the time MacManus was living in England- so we suspect that the house owner was somebody he had gone to school with.

Gabriel Edward Bradshaw MacManus (b. 20 Jan.1903 in Kingstown, Ireland) a prominent architect of the International movement in England, Ireland and Scotland.
He lived in London from about 1926 at which time he took the name Frederick.
He married Norah in 1933. When he retired moved to Kent in 1969.
He died in May 7, 1985.
His father was George Henry Chartris MacManus who lived at MunsterStreet, Phibsboro’ Dublin.
His grandparents were Dr. George Frederick Alexander MacManus and AmeliaBradshaw who lived at Market Street, Trim, Co. Meath.

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