1739 – Frescati House, Blackrock, Co. Dublin
Built for the provost of Trinity College, John Hely Hutchinson, it was later acquired in the 1750s by the Fitzgeralds,
1299 – Palazzo Vecchio, Florence, Italy
Architect: Arnolfo di Cambio
The Palazzo Vecchio is the town hall of Florence,
1814 – Richmond Barracks, Inchicore, Dublin
Building of Richmond Barracks started in 1810 and it was occupied by the British Army from 1814.
1885 – Opéra de Nice, Nice, France
Architect: Francois Aune
After the previous opera house on this site burned down after a gas explosion during a performance in 1881,
1935 – Windowless Office Building, Hershey, Pennsylvania
Architect: D. Paul Witmer
Completed in September of 1935,
1880 – Chief Secretary’s Building, Macquarie St., Sydney, Australia
Architect: James Barnet
Originally the Colonial Secretary’s Building, this sandstone building was the seat of colonial administration,
1743 – Church of Ireland, Drumcondra, Dublin
In 1743 the dilapidated old church of the parish of Clonturk was rebuilt by a Miss Coghill as a memorial to her brother,
1865 – Shane’s Castle, Randalstown, Co. Antrim
Architect: Lanyon, Lynn and Lanyon
In 1809 work was started to rebuild a large Plantation castle to the designs of John Nash –
1825 – Purdysburn House, Newtownbreda, Co. Down
Architect: Thomas Hopper
Described simply as “Purdysburn, the splendid mansion of Narcissus Batt,
1335 – Market Cross, Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny
From the Transactions of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society, 1843: “This interesting monument,
