1796 – Dublin Society, Hawkins St., Dublin
In 1796 the Dublin Society moved from their building on Grafton Street,
In 1796 the Dublin Society moved from their building on Grafton Street,
In 1789 Dublin Corporation commissioned the Royal Canal and a harbour built on Constitution Hill,
Described in the 1820s as “The finest house on this road,
Designed by amateur architect William Leeson,
Originally designed and built by James Gandon,
In 1704 the Foundling hospital of Dublin was opened.
Richmond Lodge was a substantial mansion built c.1798 and later extended in the Victorian era,
“The following is an extract from a note furnished to us many years since by the late John Swan Sloane CE a gentleman who contributed several papers to our journal.
A fine but austere seven-bay three-storey building.
According to Maurice Craig, it was a fine example of the skill and craftsmanship of Irish stonemasons and plaster workers in the early 1600s.