Blessington House
| Blessington House | |
|---|---|
A 1745 engraving of the house and grounds by Irish landscape artist Joseph Tudor | |
| Alternative names | Downshire House |
| General information | |
| Status | Private dwelling house |
| Type | House |
| Architectural style | unknown |
| Classification | Demolished |
| Town or city | Blessington County Wicklow |
| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°10′27″N 6°32′17″W / 53.174291°N 6.537954°W |
| Construction started | 1673 |
| Estimated completion | unknown |
| Renovated | c. 1785-1791 |
| Demolished | 1798, and in a ruinous state by the 1840s |
| Cost | at least £1,900 |
| Dimensions | |
| Diameter | 106 feet |
| Other dimensions | 61 feet wide, with walls at least 10 feet high |
| Technical details | |
| Material | lime, stone, brick and sand |
| Floor count | two storeys (above a wine cellar) with a dormered attic in a high-pitched roof. Five-bay centre recessed between two, three-bay projecting wings joined by a balustraded colonnade |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Thomas Lucas (original) and Charles Lilly (renovation) |
| Developer | Michael Boyle |
Blessington House, Blessington Manor, the Manor House of Blessington, or Downshire House (post-1789) was a large estate house in Blessington, County Wicklow, Ireland built in 1673, and destroyed during the 1798 Rebellion. It was never rebuilt.