1750 – Bellinter House, Assey, Co. Meath
Architect: Richard Cassels
Bellinter House was home to the Preston family for nearly two centuries and is one of the finest examples of country architecture in Co.
Bellinter House was home to the Preston family for nearly two centuries and is one of the finest examples of country architecture in Co.
Originally Kildare Place consisted of four houses onto a small square bordered by Kildare Street.
The house built for Richard Wingfield, the third Viscount Powerscourt was designed by Richard Cassels. It was built at a cost of £80,000 in 1771-4.
Iveagh House is now the Department of Foreign Affairs as it was donated to the Irish State by the Guinness family in 1939.