1720 – Henrietta Street, Dublin
Henrietta Street dates from the 1720s and was laid out by Luke Gardiner as his first venture. Gardiner, more than any other individual was responsible for turning Dublin into an elegant Georgian city.
Henrietta Street dates from the 1720s and was laid out by Luke Gardiner as his first venture. Gardiner, more than any other individual was responsible for turning Dublin into an elegant Georgian city.
The interior of No 9 Henrietta Street has an excellent staircase and hall and can be seen through the courtesy of the Sisters of Charity in the afternoons from April to September.
It was built circa 1730 by Luke Gardiner as his own residence. The design of the original building has been attributed to Sir Edward Lovett Pearce.
This was the last great public building designed by James Gandon and was designed to provide study and residence facilities for barristers.
Designed by Frederick Darley in 1827, the Library building of the Kings Inns replaced three of the oldest houses on the street.
In 1914 the Civics Institute of Ireland held a competition for suggestions and designs for the city planning of Dublin.
One of a series of blocks designed by the City Architect’s Department in the 1930s throughout the city centre,
All 79 entries to an architectural competition to complete the end of a Georgian terrace on Dublin’s historic Henrietta Street will go on show at Dublin City Hall.
The RIAI is running an open ideas design competition for the vacant site of No. 16 Henrietta Street, Dublin 1 on behalf of Dublin City Council.
The commission of an Open Ideas Architectural Design Competition to address the site of No. 16 Henrietta Street was enshrined as a policy in the Henrietta Street Conservation Plan,