Fitzwilton House was a

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concrete and steel office block in Dublin, Ireland completed in 1969 and demolished in October 2018. The block was developed by

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and for many years housed the

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as well as a number of businesses run or owned by Goulding. The building included a number of commissioned works by notable Irish and British artists including

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, Anne Madden and Michael Farrell, some of which have since been transferred to the Trinity College Dublin Art Collection.

History

Planning permission for the building was received in 1964, just 3 weeks before the new planning laws were brought into force. The structure replaced 6 classical style houses which faced on to the Grand Canal and Wilton Terrace and sat adjacent to the grounds of Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club while overlooking the triangular Wilton Square park. The office was constructed for Fitzwilton Securities, a company mainly owned by Tony O'Reilly via its takeover of W. & H. M. Goulding. In 1982, the building was acquired by IPUT. A new office developed by IPUT real estate and designed by Henry J Lyons named One Wilton Park replaced Fitzwilton House in 2022. As of 2023 this building houses some of the Irish offices of LinkedIn.

External links

1. UCD Library images of the building (1969)

2. UCD Library images of the building (1969)

References

{{Reflist Office buildings in the Republic of Ireland Office buildings completed in 1969 Buildings and structures demolished in 2018 Buildings and structures in Dublin (city) 1969 establishments in Ireland 2018 disestablishments in Ireland Brutalist architecture in Ireland Demolished buildings and structures in Dublin 20th-century architecture in the Republic of Ireland