Property
Powerscourt Townhouse Centre
County
Dublin
Short description
Built in the 1770s round a square comprising the town house, offices and stables for the 4th Viscount Powerscourt, this handsome palazzo is now a fashionable shopping centre.
Description
Now an award winning shopping centre this palazzo was built for the 4th Viscount Powerscourt, Richard Wingfield, as a family town house. Of magnificent cut stone the design by Robert Mack was built between 1771 and 1774.
The fine rococo plasterwork in the staircase, hall and salon was executed by Irish stuccodores James McCullough and Michael Reynolds. Unusually the house and its offices were laid out around a hollow square, this has now been enclosed and is a centre for fashion, antiques, crafts, restaurants and cafes.
The refurbished Powerscourt Town House was nominated by the Irish Government as a national demonstration project for submission to the Council of Europe as part of its 1981 European Campaign for Urban Renaissance.
Location
South William Street, Dublin 2
Open
Daily 10.00-18.00.
Late night shopping Thursdays till 20.00. Sundays 12.00-18.00
Admission / Rates
Free
Facilities
Restaurants and Cafes, fashion, antiques, art galleries and gifts.
Contact
Mary Larkin,
Powerscourt Town House Centre,
South William Street,
Dublin 2
Telephone
Tel: +353 1 6794144
Fax: +353 1 6717505
Website
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