Leinster House

House in Dublin, Ireland, dating from 1740–1895

Largely freestanding symmetrical eleven-bay three-storey former townhouse, built 1745-8. Pedimented breakfront to front (west) elevation, slightly projecting two-bay end units to garden (east) elevation on Leinster Lawn, slightly lower bow to north elevation, and flanked by slightly recessed three-bay two-storey wing to south and screen to north. Building now accommodates two houses of Oireachtas na hÉireann (Irish Parliament): Seanad (upper house) at north end of building, and Dáil (lower house) in former lecture theatre erected by Royal Dublin Society in 1893 (by T.N. and T.M. Deane) adjoining south end. Main block has hipped slate roof, arranged around central valley, with leaded ridges and hips, concealed by stone parapet over crown cornice, modillioned to front elevation only, and having leaded coping and sandstone chimneystacks with cornices. Ashlar limestone walling, rusticated to ground floor of portico and of garden elevation, with moulded stringcourse above ground floor, and continuous sill course to first floor. Engaged tetrastyle Corinthian portico on pedestal base spanned by balustrading to front, with concave frieze, moulded courses and dentillated cornice. Square-headed openings of similar height to lower floors and square to top floor. Front elevation openings have lugged architraves to ground and second floors, with moulded cornices to ground floor, and slightl

Type:
House

Period:
1740–1895

Where:
Dublin, Ireland

Coordinates:
53.34°N, 6.25°W

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