Davis Ducart (active from c. 1761, died 1780/81), was an architect and engineer in Ireland in the 1760s and 1770s. He designed several large buildings and engineering projects. He had associations with the canal builders of the time and the mining industry and worked on many projects in the County Tyrone coalfield.[1][2]
Davis Ducart | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1699 |
| Died | 1781 Drumrea, County Tyrone |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Castletown Cox Custom House, Limerick |
Early life and identity
editHis origins are uncertain, but thought to be Piedmontese and/or Sardinian. No relatives were mentioned in his will.[3]
Richard Killeen (2012) states that Ducart was an architect from Sardinia.[4]
Major projects in Ireland
editIn Limerick Ducart produced the plan of plots to be leased in the Georgian extension of the city known as Newtown Pery and also those of the Custom House (1769), now home to the Hunt Museum.[5][6]
Other buildings
edit- Castletown Cox, County Kilkenny (1767)
- Brockley Park, County Laois (1768)
- Drishane House, County Cork.
- Kilshannig, County Cork (1765-66) - for Abraham Devonshire[7][8][9]
- Lota Lodge, County Cork (1765)[10]
- Mayoralty (or Mansion) House, Cork, County Cork (1764)
- Florence Court, County Fermanagh.[11][12]
- Castlecore House, Ballymahon, County Longford
- Crosshaven House, Knocknagore, County Cork.
References
edit- ^ "Dictionary of Irish Architects - DUCART, DAVIS". dia.ie. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "Ducart, Davis - Dictionary of Irish Biography". www.dib.ie. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Davis Ducart > Lifetime Lab". lifetimelab.ie. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ Richard Killeen, Ireland in Brick and Stone: The Island's History in Its Buildings (2012), p. 120
- ^ "1769 - Hunt Museum (former Custom House), Limerick - Architecture of Limerick - Archiseek.com". archiseek.com. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "Hunt Museum | About Us | The Building". huntmuseum.com. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "Irish Historic Houses Association - House Search". ihh.ie. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "Kilshannig". landedestates.nuigalway.ie. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "Kilshannig". Irish Georgian Society. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
- ^ "Cork Hotels I Cork City Accommodation I Trabolgan Hotels". viennawoodshotel.com. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ "1764 - Florence Court, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh - Architecture of Fermanagh - Archiseek.com". archiseek.com. 25 September 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ^ Christie, Christopher (2000). The British Country House in the Eighteenth Century. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719047251. Retrieved 4 October 2021.