[2] It broadly follows the plan for the area surrounding the school first set out by Thomas Ivory in 1775 and continued after his death in 1786.

[4] Much of the area around the street was originally occupied by the nearby St. Paul's Church and churchyard from around 1700 onwards.

[7] In the late 19th century, the Dublin City Council developed a plot to create a new street as well as renovating existing tenements located in Blackhall Place.

The Artisans Dwelling Company had also planned for 5 two-storey houses looking onto North King Street.

The ground floor would be occupied with shops as well as a coal bunker, meat safe and a yard available to rent for 6s.

This was evident as the Treasury decided to lower the rent depending on the category of class assigned.

These jobs were not seen as being ones which would employ a 'working class artisan', such as cooper, carpenter, tailor and a police constable.

Some redesigning, including block flats, has been a common occurrence in its redevelopment however the street frontages have mainly survived throughout the past decades and are still good examples of single occupancy housing as well as the shops with flats.

[8] In 2021, the developer Bartra built a seven-storey block with 23 apartments on a derelict site in Blackhall Place.

For the next 25 years, the company has agreed to lease the entire building to Dublin City Council who intend to use it as social housing at a cost of €500,000.

[9] In 2016, with Blackhall Place being located near Dublin Institute of Technology's (now TU Dublin) campus in Grangegorman, student accommodation including office blocks was amongst buildings for sale in Blackhall Place.