Charlemont House | |
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General information | |
Type | Private house |
Architectural style | Georgian |
Town or city | Dublin |
Country | Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°21′15″N 6°15′53″W / 53.35421°N 6.26478°W |
Current tenants | Hugh Lane Gallery |
Construction started | 1763 |
Completed | 1778 |
Renovated | 1931 |
Landlord | Dublin City Council |
Technical details | |
Material | Granite, Portland stone and ruled cement |
Floor count | 3 over basement |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Sir William Chambers and later Horace Tennyson O'Rourke (1931-33) |
Developer | James Caulfeild, 1st Earl of Charlemont |
Charlemont House is a mansion in Dublin, Ireland. The house was built in 1763[1] and designed by William Chambers[2] for James Caulfeild,[3] the 1st Earl of Charlemont.[4] It is a stone fronted mansion[5] on Dublin's Parnell Square. It was purchased by the government in 1870[6] and since 1933 it has housed the Hugh Lane Dublin City Gallery.[7]