George Stapleton
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George Stapleton was a prominent Irish stuccodore, son of Michael Stapleton
.
. He married Anastasia Bodkin, of Galway, in 1806, and they had five children: Michael, first surgeon in the Mater Hospital
, George and Thomas, who went into law, Maria, who married William Conlan of the brewing family, and Olivia who married Count James Nugent.
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Around 1802 he also started working with Francis Johnston
, the leading architect of the time in Ireland.
Among buildings in Dublin that he decorated are:
Other buildings:
, one in Middle Gardiner Street
and one in Gregg's Lane (now Cathal Brugha Street
).
Michael Stapleton
Michael Stapleton is regarded as having been the most skilled stuccodore working in the neoclassical or "Adam" style that dominated Dublin interior decoration in the final decades of the 18th century.-Life:Stapleton was born in Dublin, the son of George Stapleton, who may have been a plasterer by...
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Life
Stapleton was first listed in the Dublin Directory in 1817 as a plasterer residing at No. 1 Mountjoy Place (which was built by his father). Between 1818 and 1828 he was listed as a "Stucco-worker and builder". His addresses were given both as Mountjoy Place and The Casino, Roebuck, the former home of Robert EmmetRobert Emmet
Robert Emmet was an Irish nationalist and Republican, orator and rebel leader born in Dublin, Ireland...
. He married Anastasia Bodkin, of Galway, in 1806, and they had five children: Michael, first surgeon in the Mater Hospital
Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin
The Mater Misericordiae University Hospital is a major teaching hospital, based at Eccles Street, Phibsboro, on the northside of Dublin, Ireland...
, George and Thomas, who went into law, Maria, who married William Conlan of the brewing family, and Olivia who married Count James Nugent.
Plaster work
From 1802 to 1824 he was employed at Trinity College, DublinTrinity College, Dublin
Trinity College, Dublin , formally known as the College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, was founded in 1592 by letters patent from Queen Elizabeth I as the "mother of a university", Extracts from Letters Patent of Elizabeth I, 1592: "...we...found and...
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Around 1802 he also started working with Francis Johnston
Francis Johnston (architect)
See Francis Johnson for English architect of similar name.Francis Johnston was an Irish architect, best known for building the General Post Office on O’Connell Street, Dublin.-Life:...
, the leading architect of the time in Ireland.
Among buildings in Dublin that he decorated are:
- Chapel Royal (Dublin Castle)Chapel Royal (Dublin Castle)The Chapel Royal in Dublin Castle was the official Church of Ireland chapel of the Household of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland from 1814 until the creation of the Irish Free State in 1922...
(1807-1814) - Dublin CastleDublin CastleDublin Castle off Dame Street, Dublin, Ireland, was until 1922 the fortified seat of British rule in Ireland, and is now a major Irish government complex. Most of it dates from the 18th century, though a castle has stood on the site since the days of King John, the first Lord of Ireland...
(1809-1821) - The King's Bench and the Rolls Court of Admiralty (1812)
- The Court of the Exchequer
- The Richmond PenitentiaryRichmond General PenitentiaryThe Richmond General Penitentiary was a prison established in 1820 in Grangegorman, Dublin, Ireland as an alternative to transportation. It was part of an experiment into a penitentiary system which also involved Millbank Penitentiary, London...
, GrangegormanGrangegormanGrangegorman Development Agency is an agency of the Government of Ireland charged with redevelopment of the Grangegorman Campus, formerly within the curtilage of St. Brendan's Hospital...
(designed by Johnston, 1816) - The Chief Secretary's LodgeChief Secretary's LodgeThe Chief Secretary's Lodge known since the 1970s as Deerfield, is the official residence of the United States Ambassador to Ireland. The Lodge is an 18th century building in the centre of the Phoenix Park in Dublin.-History:...
(known since the 1970s as "Deerfield", now the official residence of the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
AmbassadorAmbassadorAn ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
to Ireland) (1815) - The Vice Regal Lodge, now Áras an UachtaráinÁras an UachtaráinÁras an Uachtaráin , formerly the Viceregal Lodge, is the official residence of the President of Ireland. It is located in the Phoenix Park on the northside of Dublin.-Origins:...
, official residence of the President of Ireland - St. George's Church, Hardwicke Place (designed by Johnston)
Other buildings:
- Ballynegall House, Co. Westmeath.
Houses
Stapleton built a number of houses in Dublin, including three in Middle Abbey StreetAbbey Street
Abbey Street is located on Dublin's Northside and is one of the principal shopping streets of Dublin, running from the Customs House in the east to Capel Street in the west...
, one in Middle Gardiner Street
Gardiner Street
Gardiner Street is in Dublin, Ireland and stretches from the River Liffey at its southern end via Mountjoy Square to Dorset Street at its northern end...
and one in Gregg's Lane (now Cathal Brugha Street
Cathal Brugha Street
Cathal Brugha Street is a street on the northside of Dublin, Ireland.-Location:The street runs eastward from the northern end of O'Connell Street , and runs 250 yards eastwards...
).