Abraham Addison Hargrave (1755–1808), sometimes referred to as Abraham Hargrave the Elder[1][2] was an architect and building contractor who was active mainly in County Cork, Ireland, in the late 18th and early 19th century.
[4] Among his first commissions was the rebuilding of St Patricks Bridge in Cork, which had been damaged by severe flooding in 1789.
[5][4] Over the coming decades Hargrave was responsible for a number of merchant manor houses in the area (including Vernon Mount c. 1790, Lotabeg c. 1800, additions to Castle Hyde c. 1801, and works at Fota House).
[11] Hargrave died at the age of 53 at Camden Place, Cork, in March 1808.
[4] A number of Hargave's descendants were also involved in architecture and construction, including his sons Abraham Addison Hargrave (died 1838) and John Hargrave (died 1833).