Established
Built between c.1855 and c.1860.
Pub details
- Address
- 57 AND 57C HARCOURT STREET
- County
- Dublin
- Licence reference
- S3454
Building and heritage
This monumental former railway terminal is a handsome classical example of urban railway architecture. The elegant entrance front is effectively juxtaposed with the functional railway buildings to the rear. The building retains salient features such as the portico, Tuscan colonnade and arched vaults. Skilled stonework is evident, with the facade enlivened by the textural variation between brown brick with granite in the entrance range and brick with Calp limestone in the sheds and vaults. Harcourt Street station is considered among the best work of George Wilkinson (1814-90), a noted...