Archer's Garage, Art Deco building in central Dublin, Ireland.
Archer's Garage is an Art Deco building in central Dublin located at the intersection of Sandwith Street and Fenian Street. It features a distinctive circular tower with a flagpole and concrete fins, functioning as a four-story office complex with a bank branch at street level.
Built in 1946 as a garage for Richard Archer, Ireland's first Ford motor agent, the structure employed innovative construction techniques with reinforced concrete and fluorescent lighting. Its unauthorized demolition in 1999 led to the passage of stricter heritage protection laws in Ireland.
The building displays its original Art Deco form through the distinctive circular tower and concrete fins that once bore signage. Visitors can observe how the structure embodies the early automotive era in Dublin's architecture.
The building sits at a major street corner in central Dublin and is easily accessible by public transport. The ground floor entrance is open to pedestrian traffic, though the office levels above are not available for general visits.
After its demolition, Dublin City Council required the developer to reconstruct it as an exact replica of the original building, completed in 2004. This unusual mandate arose from public outrage over the unauthorized destruction of a protected monument.
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