Belvedere House, Dublin

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This article is about Belvedere House in Dublin, Ireland. For Belvedere House and Gardens, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, see Belvedere House and Gardens.
Belvedere House
North Great George's Street - Dublin.jpg
Belvedere House in 2011
Alternative namesBelvedere House
General information
TypeSchool administrative building and museum
AddressGreat Denmark Street
CountryIreland
Coordinates53°21′20″N 6°15′43″W / 53.35544°N 6.26202°W / 53.35544; -6.26202

Belvedere House is a historic townhouse located on Great Denmark Street facing down North Great George's Street in Dublin, Ireland. It was built by George Rochfort, 2nd Earl of Belvedere between 1775 and 1786 at a cost of £24,000.[1] The design and stucco of the interior ceilings was carried out by Michael Stapleton, a leading stuccodor and craftsman of his time.[2] In 1841 it became a Jesuit college which houses the school Belvedere College.[3]

It is allegedly haunted by the ghost of Rochfort's mother, Mary Molesworth, 1st Lady of Belvedere, who died there.[4]

Belvedere House is located near the Garden of Remembrance and James Joyce Centre.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Belvedere College, 6 Denmark Street Great, Dublin, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  2. ^ Lucey, Conor (2007). The Stapleton Collection: Designs for the Irish neoclassical interior. Tralee: Churchill Press. ISBN 978-0-9550246-2-7.
  3. ^ "A Tour-de-Force". The Irish Aesthete. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  4. ^ Hopkins 2003, p. 21.
  5. ^ "Take a walking tour around Dublin with these 10 landmarks from Irish novels". stuff.co.nz. September 3, 2019.
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