The Old Custom House, Dublin
| The Custom House | |
|---|---|
A Prospect of the Custom House, and Essex Bridge, Dublin from a c 1753 engraving by Joseph Tudor | |
| General information | |
| Type | House |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| Classification | Demolished |
| Location | Wellington Quay |
| Town or city | Dublin |
| Country | Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°20′43″N 6°16′01″W / 53.345402°N 6.267017°W |
| Construction started | 1704 |
| Estimated completion | 1707 |
| Demolished | 1812-15 |
| Cost | Estimated cost: £3317.16s (1704) |
| Height | 30 m (98 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Material | limestone and red brick |
| Floor count | 4 storeys |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | Thomas Burgh |
| Renovating team | |
| Architect(s) | Christopher Myers (1771-4) |
| References | |
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The Custom House was a large brick and limestone building located at present-day Wellington Quay in Dublin, Ireland which operated as a custom house, hosting officials overseeing the functions associated with the import and export of goods to Dublin from 1707 until 1791. It also served as the headquarters of the Revenue Commissioners, as a meeting place and offices for the Wide Streets Commission and was said to be Dublin's first dedicated office building.
The building's main function was transferred to the significantly grander new Custom House downriver nearer the Irish Sea in 1791.
From 1798, the structurally unsound building partially operated as a temporary barracks until around the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815. In the early nineteenth century, the original Custom House Quay was renamed Wellington Quay in honour of the 1st Duke of Wellington, who had been born in Dublin, while the quay itself was extended eastward between 1812-15.