Belvedere House, Dublin

Belvedere House is a historic townhouse located on Great Denmark Street facing down North Great George's Street in Dublin, Ireland. It was built by George Rochfort, 2nd Earl of Belvedere in 1775 at a cost of £24,000. The design and stucco of the interior ceilings was carried out by Michael Stapleton, a leading stuccodor and craftsman of his time.[1] In 1841 it became a Jesuit college which houses the school Belvedere College.[2]

This article is about Belvedere House in Dublin, Ireland. For Belvedere House and Gardens, Mullingar, Co. Westmeath, see Belvedere House and Gardens.
Belvedere House
Belvedere House in 2011
Alternative namesBelvedere House
General information
TypeSchool administrative building and museum
AddressGreat Denmark Street
CountryIreland

It is allegedly haunted by the ghost of Rochfort's mother, Mary Molesworth, 1st Lady of Belvedere, who died there.[3]

Belvedere House is located near the Garden of Remembrance and James Joyce Centre.[4]

References
  1. Lucey, Conor (2007). The Stapleton Collection: Designs for the Irish neoclassical interior. Tralee: Churchill Press. ISBN 978-0-9550246-2-7.
  2. "A Tour-de-Force". The Irish Aesthete. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
  3. Hopkins 2003, p. 21.
  4. "Take a walking tour around Dublin with these 10 landmarks from Irish novels". stuff.co.nz. September 3, 2019.
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