1964 – United States Embassy, Pembroke Road, Dublin
Architect: John MacL. Johansen
A fine example of modern architecture in the heart of leafy Ballsbridge,
A fine example of modern architecture in the heart of leafy Ballsbridge,
Designed by Lardner &
Miesian infill from Robin Walker of Michael Scott &
Engineers’ offices for M/s A. Guinness Son & Co., constructed by G.
Fitzwilliam Street once the longest expanse of intact Georgian architecture anywhere in the world was destroyed in the 1960s when the ESB a supposedly responsible semi-state body wantonly demolished twelve of the houses.
Until 2021 in use as a branch of Bank of Ireland,
Definitely not the most popular building in Dublin but for many years it was the tallest,
A central hub for blending,
Described by Frank McDonald in ‘The Destruction of Dublin’
Much hated building on a very important site,