[2] One of the most important buildings is Freemasons' Hall,[1] home of the Grand Lodge of Ireland designed by the architect Edward Holmes of Birmingham and completed in 1866 on the site of the townhouse of the first grandmaster, the Earl of Rosse.

In 1857, numbers 38 to 44 of the street were the site of the building of the St Anne's School, replacing what had previously been a terrace of Queen Anne-style houses demolished sometime before 1843.

Designed by architects Deane and Woodward, it was a freestanding building comprising the earliest adaptation of early English architectural style in Dublin.

Built of Portland, Calp, and Caen stone, with red brick, the building had horizontal bands of contrasting materials, which was very much the architectural fashion of the time.

The school, hall and an adjoining brick building in the manner of Frederick Darley were purchased by the property developer Patrick Gallagher.