Davis Ducart
Davis Ducart | |
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| Born | 1699 |
| Died | 1781 Drumrea, County Tyrone |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Castletown Cox Custom House, Limerick Drishane Castle |
Davis Ducart (active from c. 1761, died 1780/81), was an architect and engineer in Ireland in the 1760s and 1770s. He designed several large buildings and engineering projects. He had associations with the canal builders of the time and the mining industry and worked on many projects in the County Tyrone coalfield.[1][2]
Early life and identity[]
His origins are uncertain, possibly Piedmontese or Sardinian, possibly born Daviso de Arcort. no relatives were mentioned in his will.[3]
Major projects in Ireland[]
In Limerick Ducart produced the plan of plots to be leased in the Georgian extension of the city known as Newtown Pery and also those of the Custom House (1769), now home to the Hunt Museum.[4][5]
Other Buildings[]
- Castletown Cox, County Kilkenny.
- Brockley Park, County Laois.
- Castlehyde House, County Cork.[6]
- Drishane House, County Cork.
- Kilshannig, County Cork.[7][8][9]
- Lota Lodge, County Cork.[10]
- Mayoralty (or Mansion) House, Cork, County Cork.
Unconfirmed buildings[]
- Florence Court, County Fermanagh.[11][12]
- Castlecore House, Ballymahon, County Longford
- Crosshaven House, Knocknagore, County Cork.
References[]
- ^ "Dictionary of Irish Architects - DUCART, DAVIS". dia.ie. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ^ "Ducart, Davis - Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Davis Ducart > Lifetime Lab". lifetimelab.ie. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ^ "1769 - Hunt Museum (former Custom House), Limerick - Architecture of Limerick - Archiseek.com". archiseek.com. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ^ "Hunt Museum | About Us | The Building". huntmuseum.com. Archived from the original on 2014-06-02. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ^ "Castlehyde House".
- ^ "Irish Historic Houses Association - House Search". ihh.ie. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ^ "Kilshannig". landedestates.nuigalway.ie. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ^ "Kilshannig". Irish Georgian Society. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Cork Hotels I Cork City Accommodation I Trabolgan Hotels". viennawoodshotel.com. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ^ "1764 - Florence Court, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh - Architecture of Fermanagh - Archiseek.com". archiseek.com. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 2014-06-01.
- ^ Christie, Christopher (2000). The British Country House in the Eighteenth Century. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719047251. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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- Irish architects
- 1780s deaths
- 1699 births