City Assembly House

City Assembly House
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Former namesThe Exhibition Rooms
General information
TypeGallery
Architectural styleGeorgian
CountryIreland
Coordinates53°20′31″N 6°15′46″W / 53.3420383°N 6.2627304°W / 53.3420383; -6.2627304
Current tenantsIrish Georgian Society
Construction started1764
Estimated completion1771
Renovated1810 (as assembly rooms of Dublin Corporation)
Technical details
MaterialPortland stone (window and door surrounds), red brick facade (1st and 2nd storeys), granite (steps, basement and ground floor facade)
Floor count3
Design and construction
Architect(s)Oliver Grace
DeveloperSociety of Artists in Ireland (Simon Vierpyl and Richard Cranfield)

City Assembly House is a Georgian gallery, exhibition space and office developed by the Society of Artists in Ireland as a purpose built venue to hold exhibitions and display the works of Irish artists. It is often claimed to have been the first purpose built art gallery in either the UK or Ireland.[1]

As of 2023, the building acts as the headquarters of the Irish Georgian Society having formerly served as the seat of Dublin Corporation.[2]

  1. ^ "City Assembly House, 58 South William Street, Dublin 2, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  2. ^ "City Assembly House". City Assembly House. Retrieved 4 December 2023.