No. 86 St Stephen's Green now forms part of Newman House (together with No. 85 St Stephen's Green). It was built for Richard Chapel Whaley from 1765. The design of the house and its stuccoed interiors are attributed to Robert West. A major conservation and restoration project undertaken in 1989-93.
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No. 86 St Stephen's Green now forms part of Newman House (together with No. 85 St Stephen's Green). It was built for Richard Chapel Whaley from 1765. The design of the house and its stuccoed interiors are attributed to Robert West. A major conservation and restoration project undertaken in 1989-93.
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No. 85 St Stephen's Green now forms part of Newman House (together with No. 86 St Stephen's Green). It was built for Captain Hugh Montgomery from 1738. This slide shows a detail from the saloon ceiling prior to the conservation and restoration project undertaken in 1989-93. The decorative plasterwork is attributed to Paolo and Filippo Lafranchini. Source material for the design of the figurative components are largely derived from engravings after paintings by the C17 French artist Simon Vouet.
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The residence of Luke Gardiner, the house dates to the late 1720s. Sir Edward Lovett Pearce credited with some assistance in design. Originally of four-bays wide (at right), the house was enlarged and re-modelled on numerous occasions beginning c1755. Ceiling of the former saloon, added c1755 by Charles Gardiner.
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No. 86 St Stephen's Green now forms part of Newman House (together with No. 85 St Stephen's Green). It was built for Richard Chapel Whaley from 1765. The design of the house and its stuccoed interiors are attributed to Robert West. A major conservation and restoration project undertaken in 1989-93.
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