Harcourt Terrace
Parthenon frieze section at a Regency style house at 7 Harcourt Terrace
Harcourt Terrace is located in Central Dublin
Harcourt Terrace
Native nameArdán Fhearchair (Irish)
NamesakeSimon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt
LocationDublin, Ireland
Postal codeD02
Coordinates53°19′56″N 6°15′29″W / 53.33225126175829°N 6.258087330480619°W / 53.33225126175829; -6.258087330480619
north endCharlemont Place
south endAdelaide Road, Harcourt Road

Harcourt Terrace (Irish: Ardán Fhearchair) is a Regency and Victorian terrace located in Dublin City, Ireland. It links the Grand Canal at Charlemont Place with Adelaide Road, near the National Concert Hall.

History

The terrace first appears on maps in 1833, and is named after Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt.[1]

According to the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, Harcourt Terrace, built c. 1830, is "acknowledged as Ireland's finest surviving group of Regency houses". The decoration on the terrace is based on the Parthenon marbles, an exhibit in the British Museum since 1816. The terrace was built by Charles Jaspar Joly, son of Jean Jaspar Joly, private secretary to Lord William Fitzgerald.

The building in which the current Wilder townhouse resides was built in 1878 as a nursing home for retired governesses.

Nos. 1–11 and 21–22 Harcourt Terrace are Protected Structures.[2][3]

Notable residents

See also

References

  1. ^ M'Cready, C. T. (1987). Dublin street names dated and explained. Blackrock, Co. Dublin: Carraig. p. 48. ISBN 1-85068-005-1. OCLC 263974843.
  2. ^ "Dublin City Development Plan" (PDF). Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Historic Hotel in Dublin | The Wilder Townhouse, Dublin". www.thewilder.ie. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  4. ^ "4 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  5. ^ "10, 11 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  6. ^ "10, 11 Harcourt Terrace, Dublin 2, DUBLIN". Buildings of Ireland. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
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