1870 – No.31 Dame Street, Dublin
Architect: J.E. Rogers
Built on a narrow Wide Streets Commissioners plot, is this ornate office building for the Caledonian Fire &
1877 – Allied Irish Bank, Dame Street, Dublin
Architect: Sir Thomas Newenham Deane
This bank was formerly the Munster and Leinster Bank and was designed by Thomas Deane in 1872 basing the design on the Museum in Trinity College of almost twenty years before.
1879 – Olympia Theatre, Dame Street, Dublin
Architect: R.N. Bruton
Remodeled in 1897, this is, internally, the most elaborate of the remaining theatres in Dublin. A plain facade with a cast-iron canopy hides an elaborate interior complete with its gods.
1888 – No.54 Dame Street, Dublin
Architect: Millar & Symes
Now rendered, the building was finished in brick and sanstone dressings upon completion. Designed for Kenny &
1930 – Montague Burton Building, Dame Street, Dublin
Architect: Harry Wilson
The former Burton’s Store on the corner of Dame and South Great George’s Streets is one of the most expressive and exciting facades in the city.
1959 – Insurance Corporation of Ireland, Dame Street, Dublin
Architects: Downes, Meehan & Robson
New modern facade placed on four existing buildings including their own 1936 head office designed by Vincent Downes.
1967 – Design for Central Bank, Dublin
Architect: Stephenson Gibney & Associates
An unbuilt concept for a new Central Bank of Ireland on Dame Street. Quite different from the final design,
1980 – Commercial Buildings, Dame Street, Dublin
Rebuilt at a 90 degree angle after the original was demolished to make way for the Central Bank development. Originally the building crossed the pedestrian walkway to Crown Alley,
1980 – Former Central Bank of Ireland, Dame Street, Dublin
Architect: Stephenson Gibney & Associates
Another one of Sam Stephenson’s buildings that was to attract a lot of criticism both for its height and original roofline (in contravention of the Planning Permission) and for its brash appearance in Temple Bar.
