Name George Stapleton Role Michael Stapleton's son | Died 1841 Parents Michael Stapleton | |
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George Stapleton (born Dublin, Ireland, in 1777, died 1841, in Dublin) was a prominent Irish stuccodore, son of Michael Stapleton.
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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 Emmet. 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.
Plaster work
From 1802 to 1824 he was employed at Trinity College, Dublin.
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:
Houses
Stapleton built a number of houses in Dublin, including three in Middle Abbey Street, one in Middle Gardiner Street and one in Gregg's Lane (now Cathal Brugha Street).