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13 March 2012
1747 – Leinster House Gateway, Dublin

1747 – Leinster House Gateway, Dublin

Architect: Richard Cassels Former gateway to Leinster House which terminated the vista of Molesworth Street from Dawson Street. Demolished with the development of the National Museum and Library adjacent to Leinster House in...

25 February 2012
2000 – Dunloe Ewart Tower, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin

2000 – Dunloe Ewart Tower, Sir John Rogerson’s Quay, Dublin

Architect: O’Muire Smyth A prosposal for a landmark site at the end of Sir John Rogerson’s Quay which would have been 92 metres high. Developers Dunloe Ewart secured planning permission in 2000 for...

13 February 2012
1867 – Gilbey’s, Nos. 46-49 O’Connell St., Dublin

1867 – Gilbey’s, Nos. 46-49 O’Connell St., Dublin

Architect: William G. Murray Demolished in 1972, this fine Victorian facade was the head offices of Gilbey’s. Originally a pair of older house, it was extensively remodeled in the 1860s by William G....

04 February 2012
1850c – Edward Butler, No.14 Bachelors Walk, Dublin

1850c – Edward Butler, No.14 Bachelors Walk, Dublin

A nice traditional shopfront with elevated georgian front door. This is one of the few traditional shopfronts on Bachelors Walk. In 1850, this premises was the business of Lamprey & Co., plumbers and...

19 January 2012
1907 – Irish International Exhibition, Dublin

1907 – Irish International Exhibition, Dublin

Architect: Kaye-Parry & Ross The leading force behind the project was William Martin Murphy, a prominent businessman and owner of the Irish Independent, Clerys, and the Dublin United Transport Company. The exposition ran...

09 January 2012
1861 – Royal College of Physicians, Kildare St., Dublin

1861 – Royal College of Physicians, Kildare St., Dublin

Architect: William Murray A fine Victorian interior lies behind this reproduction facade. Originally constructed with a facade of Scottish sandstone, it eroded away so badly, that it was completely replaced in 1960. The...

09 January 2012
1824 – Royal Hibernian Academy, Lower Abbey St., Dublin

1824 – Royal Hibernian Academy, Lower Abbey St., Dublin

Architect: Francis Johnston Francis Johnston, in his retirement, funded and designed this building for the Royal Hibernian Academy. The building had keystones on the ground floor by John Smyth representing Palladio, Michaelangelo and...

09 January 2012
1801 – Proposal for St. George’s Church, Dublin

1801 – Proposal for St. George’s Church, Dublin

Architect: Henry Aaron Baker In 1800, eight architects were invited to submit proposals for St. George’s Church, even though a proposal by Francis Johnston had already been approved. Baker’s design placed third behind...

09 January 2012
1801 – Proposal for St. George’s Church, Dublin

1801 – Proposal for St. George’s Church, Dublin

Architect: Richard Morrison In 1800, eight architects were invited to submit proposals for St. George’s Church, even though a proposal by Francis Johnston had already been approved. Morrison’s design placed second behind that...