| Abbeyleix House | |
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 Abbeyleix House in the 1980s | |
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| General information | |
| Status | Private dwelling house |
| Type | House |
| Architectural style | Georgian, Classical |
| Address | Abbeyleix, County Laois |
| Town or city | Abbeyleix |
| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°53′46″N 7°22′30″W / 52.8962°N 7.3750°W |
| Elevation | 100 m (330 ft) |
| Groundbreaking | 1773 |
| Owner | John Collison |
| Technical details | |
| Material | Originally brick front and later rendered over |
| Floor count | 4 |
| Floor area | 2,500 m2 (27,000 sq ft) |
| Grounds | 453.24 ha (1,120.0 acres) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | James Wyatt and Sir William Chambers |
| Developer | DeVesci Family |
Abbeyleix House, sometimes called Abbeyleix Castle, is an Irish country house that was the residence of the Viscounts de Vesci in County Laois, Ireland. It was designed by architect James Wyatt and built by Sir William Chambers in 1773. The de Vesci family lived at Abbeyleix House until it was sold in the mid-1990s. Abbeyleix is the oldest planned estate town in Ireland.[1]
- ^ "Heritage House Abbeyleix | Museum, Research and Model Railway". www.abbeyleixheritage.com. Retrieved 17 July 2018.