Harcourt Terrace

Harcourt Terrace is a well preserved 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.

Harcourt Terrace
Native name Ardán Fhearchair  (Irish)
Namesake Simon Harcourt, 1st Earl Harcourt
Location Dublin, Ireland
Postal code D02
Coordinates 53.33225126175829°N 6.258087330480619°W / 53.33225126175829; -6.258087330480619
north end Charlemont Place
south end Adelaide Road, Harcourt Road

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 around 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 1878 as a nursing home for retired governesses.

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

Parthenon frieze section at 7 Harcourt Terrace

Notable residents
Plaque at Sarah Purser's Studio, 11 Harcourt Terrace

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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  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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