Born in Cork on 8 June 1846, Arthur Hill was the son of
Henry Hill and nephew of
William Hill, part of a dynasty of Cork-based architects that included his cousins
William Henry Hill and
Arthur Richard Hill, as well as his son
Henry Houghton Hill and first-cousin once-removed
William Henry Hill. He was the grandfather via Henry Houghton Hill of
Michelin star chef
Myrtle Allen. Hill was educated at the
Cork School of Art, and graduated in 1865, before he moved to London where he studied architecture at the
West London school of Art. Upon his return to Cork circa 1869, he became a partner in his father's firm. He lived in Redgarth, a house on the Douglas Road in Cork, which he designed and built for himself in 1903. He died there on 24 February 1921. == Architectural works ==