1913 – Dublin Municipal Offices Competition

The placed entries in a competition to design new offices for the then Dublin Corporation on Lord Edward Street, close to City Hall. The winning design by Macdonnell & Reid was never built. The winning entry was described as “This building is to be of Irish granite with Portland stone dressings, and will have a principal frontage of 286 ft. to Lord Edward Street, with a depth to Castle-street of 86 ft. The front will be 60 ft. high, with a centre tower 50 ft. higher. There will be communication between the new and existing buildings. The cost is estimated at £55,000. The architects are Messrs. McDonnell & Reid, of Dublin”

The second placed entry by Frederick Hicks and third placed entry by O’Callaghan & Webb are superior in design in many ways, notably O’Callaghan & Webb’s design. O’Callaghan & Webb were the third placed entry skilfully incorporating the Newcomen Bank building at the Corner of Castle Street and Lord Edward Street. Published in The Irish Builder & Engineer, April 19th, 1913.