William Henry Hill Sr facts for kids

William Henry Hill (born November 6, 1837 – died July 28, 1911) was an important Irish architect. He lived and worked in County Cork, Ireland. An architect is someone who designs buildings. William Henry Hill designed many buildings, including churches. He was known for his work on the Cork Courthouse after a big fire damaged it.

He also worked for the Anglican Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross as their architect for several years. For almost 40 years, he was a consulting architect for the Cork Lunatic Asylum board, helping with their building projects.

About William Henry Hill

William Henry Hill came from a family of architects in Cork. His father, William Hill, was also an architect. It was like a family business! His uncle, Henry Hill, and several cousins and even his own son, William Henry Hill, were all architects too. This means they had a long history of designing buildings in the Cork area.

Buildings Designed by William Hill

William Henry Hill designed and worked on many different buildings during his career. He was especially known for his work on churches.

New Churches He Designed

Here are some of the new churches William Henry Hill designed:

• Christ Church, Drinagh, built in 1897.
• Christ Church, Ballyhooly, built between 1880 and 1881.
• A chapel inside Our Lady's Hospital (which was a large hospital at the time), built in 1885.
• St Mark's Church, Kilbonane, built in 1897.
• St Luke's Church, Summerhill North
• Abbeystrewry Church, Skibereen

Churches He Restored or Expanded

William Henry Hill also helped to fix up or make bigger existing churches:

• St Catherine's Church, Rincurran, worked on in 1873.
• St Senan's Church, Inniscarra, worked on in 1873.