| Belvidere House | |
|---|---|
.png) Belvidere House in the 1850s | |
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| Alternative names | Belvedere House |
| General information | |
| Status | Private dwelling house |
| Type | House |
| Architectural style | Georgian |
| Town or city | Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°22′17″N 6°15′18″W / 53.37131°N 6.25497°W |
| Estimated completion | 1750 |
| Technical details | |
| Material | red brick, granite quoins |
| Floor count | 2 over basement |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Henry Singleton (1730–50) |
| References | |
| [1] | |
Belvidere House in Drumcondra, Dublin is a historic house now located within the grounds of St Patrick's College, Dublin, a constituent college of Dublin City University.
The house was constructed in its original form around 1660 for Robert Booth, Lord Chief Justice of Ireland and was described at that time as being Jacobean in form. It is situated at the highest point in the area overlooking the city of Dublin.
A larger Georgian structure was built on the site of the house at some stage between 1737 and 1750 by Henry Singleton and it is largely this structure which is still standing as of 2024.[2]
The house is also known for having the earliest still extant Rococo stuccowork in Dublin.[3]
- ^ "St. Patrick's College\DCU, Drumcondra Road Upper, Dublin 9, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "St. Patrick's College\DCU, Drumcondra Road Upper, Dublin 9, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ^ "A Master Plasterer". The Irish Aesthete. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2024.