Emo Court, located near the village of Emo in County Laois, Ireland, is a large neo-classical mansion. Architectural features of the building include sash-style windows, pavilions, a balustrade, a hipped roof, and large dome.
It was designed by the architect James Gandon in 1790 for John Dawson, the first Earl of Portarlington. It is one of the few houses to have been designed by Gandon.[1] Other buildings by Gandon include the Custom House and Kings Inns in Dublin.
While construction commenced in the 1790s, the first Earl died in 1798, and work was not completed until the tenure of the third Earl of Portarlington in the 1860s.[2] Passing through several owners through the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the house and gardens were taken into ownership by the Irish state in the 1990s. Now managed by the Office of Public Works, the estate is open to visitors.[3]
- ^ "Benefactor who gave Emo Court to State (Obituary)". The Irish Times. 2 August 2008. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Emo Court - A Resource Book" (PDF). emocourt.net. Office of Public Works. 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ "Emo Court". heritageireland.ie. Heritage Ireland. Archived from the original on 17 December 2007. Retrieved 2 December 2016.