1772 – Lucan House, Lucan, Co. Dublin
Lucan House, often described as a pure Palladian villa, was constructed by Agmondisham Vesey,
Lucan House, often described as a pure Palladian villa, was constructed by Agmondisham Vesey,
Designed by George Knowles, architect of Dublin’s Fr. Mathew and O’Donovan Rossa Bridges, and built in 1814 in collaboration with James Savage to replace several bridges which were carried away by floods.
A pair of substantial former domestic buildings which, though partly altered, retain their original proportions and dominant presence in the streetscape.
A prominently sited church which acts as a landmark in the village. According to Edward McParland, in James Gandon: Vitruvius Hibernicus (1985),
Officially “The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary”, but known as St. Mary’s to the people of Lucan.
Hotel constructed between 1890 and 1891 for the Lucan Hydropathic and Spa Hotel Co. Ltd. The spa associated with this hotel appears to have been discovered in 1758.