Harcourt Terrace
Street in Dublin, Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Street in Dublin, Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Native name | Ardán Fhearchair (Irish) |
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Namesake | Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt |
Location | Dublin, Ireland |
Postal code | D02 |
Coordinates | 53.33225126175829°N 6.258087330480619°W |
north end | Charlemont Place |
south end | Adelaide Road, Harcourt Road |
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]
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