Henry Houghton Hill was born in Cork, Ireland in 1882 and trained as an architect in Cork under his father, Arthur Hill (1846-1921). He also attended Liverpool University and the Royal Academy Schools in London from 1907 to 1910. In 1909 he was awarded the Royal Institute of British Architects Silver Medal and £25 for an essay.
From 1909 he was in partnership with his father in Cork as Arthur Hill & Henry H. Hill. He also lectured on architecture at University College, Cork, and wrote articles on architecture for the Irish Builder and other journals.
Arthur Houghton Hill was elected an Associate of the Royal Institute of British Architects (ARIBA) in 1919. He was also elected a member of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (RIAI) in 1920, and a Fellow of the Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland (FRIAI) in 1923. In 1924 he was Vice-President of the RIAI. In 1941 he was elected an Associate of the Royal Hibernian Academy (RHA). He died on 9 February 1951.
In partnership with the late Arthur Hill: — Chemical and Physical Laboratories, University College, Cork, 1910; Cork Technical School, 1911; Head Office of the Munster and Leinster Bank, Cork, 1913. As sole architect: — Methodist War Memorial Porch, Cork, 1921; premises for the Munster and Leinster Bank, Mallow, Co. Cork, 1923; warehouse for Musgrave Bros., Ltd., Cork, 1924: premises for the American Shoe Co., Patrick Street, Cork, 1924; new buildings at the Head Office of the Munster and Leinster Bank, Cork, 1925. [Source: Who's Who in Architecture 1926]
For architectural projects by Henry Houghton Hill see also the Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720-1940
Directory of British Architects 1834-1914. Compiled by Antonia Brodie, et al. Volume 1: A-K. London; New York: British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects/Continuum, 2001