Vast Kenah Hill residence was once bought and subsequently lost by the son of a well-known Huguenot family
, recounts the rise and fall of Francis Edward Du Bedat, a former owner of the Kenah Hill property on St George’s Avenue in Killiney.
To raise capital in order to greatly expand the house using the finest carpenters and the services of well-known architect Albert Murray, Francis used deposited shares belonging to his elderly Huguenot clients as collateral. “The house was to reflect the public image of Frank, successful, highly respected, a man of substance. Instead it was the cause of his downfall,” according to Le Clerc Costello.
Culminating at a circular forecourt with a striking fountain, it’s evident from the castellated gates at the electronically controlled entrance that this imposing structure has undergone both extensive and sensitive refurbishment.It retains period features such as elaborate cornicing framing soaring ceilings, opulent silk wallpapers and hand-painted wall treatments, and some of the rooms off a cantilever staircase have superb Versailles parquet flooring.
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