of which being the roof ridges that ran at right angles to the street. These residences were constructed of brick and were designed to stand in terraces. Another feature that could be seen in these homes were the shared chimney stacks. This feature was due to the placement of fireplaces in the corner of two neighboring houses resulting in a shared chimney stack. These houses with their unique architecture at the time were common in Marrowbone Lane and the surrounding area, but many have since vanished or have been demolished. However, up to the 1980’s there remained a few examples in Marrowbone Lane and the surrounding streets. Marrowbone Lane is notable for what the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage describes as an "elegant early social housing scheme", designed by Dublin Corporation's Housing Architect Herbert George Simms, and built in the late 1930s, with curved corners that respond to the curve of Marrowbone Lane. "It is an excellent example of early modernist architecture which employed materials historically used in the area. H.G. Simms was housing architect to Dublin Corporation from 1932 until 1948. During his time in office, Simms was responsible for the design of some 17,000 new homes." See also List of streets and squares in Dublin References Streets in Dublin (city)