Frescati House

Frescati House
Front of Frescati House in the late 1800s
Frescati House is located in Ireland
Frescati House
General information
StatusDemolished
TypeHouse
Architectural styleGeorgian
Town or cityBlackrock, Dublin
CountryIreland
Coordinates53°18′04″N 6°10′55″W / 53.3011°N 6.1819°W / 53.3011; -6.1819
Estimated completion1739
Demolished1983
Technical details
Floor count3
Design and construction
Architect(s)Various including James Wyatt, Thomas Owen[1]
DeveloperJohn Hely-Hutchinson

Frescati House (sometimes misspelled 'Frascati') was a Georgian house and estate situated in Blackrock, Dublin. It was built in 1739 for the family of John Hely Hutchinson, the Provost of Trinity College.[2][3][4][5]

The house was acquired in 1970 by the owners of Roches Stores and, after a long campaign to save it, was demolished in 1983 to build the Frascati Shopping Centre.

During the eighteenth century, Blackrock was favoured with the well-to-do of Ireland and grew into a fashionable seaside resort.[citation needed] The gentry of smog-ridden Dublin advanced into the area to embrace the sea air.[citation needed] It was around this period that a number of marine villas were built around Blackrock – including Maretimo, Carysfort, Lios an Uisce, Sans Souci and others.

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  2. ^ "Roches sale puts reclusive retail dynasty in limelight for last time – National News, Frontpage – Independent.ie". Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2010.
  3. ^ Pearson, P (2001). "Between the Mountains and the Sea" Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County, The O'Brien Press ISBN 978-0-86278-977-0
  4. ^ "Save Frescati House". RTÉ Archives. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  5. ^ Watchorn, Richard (2003). "Frescati". Dublin Historical Record. 56 (2): 161–169. JSTOR 30101416. Retrieved 28 September 2021.