Tudenham Park House

Tudenham Park House (Irish: Teach Pháirc Tudenham), originally called Rochfort House, is an 18th-century Palladian limestone country house located in Tudenham Park on the Rochfort Demesne near Belvedere House and Gardens beside Lough Ennell, County Westmeath, Ireland. The house is known for being involved in an ordeal with Robert Rochfort's brother, George, which resulted in Robert constructing The Jealous Wall so he would not have to look at his brother's grander house. During World War II, the house was used as a convalescent home for army officers.

Architectural detail of the south elevation
Tudenham Park House
Teach Pháirc Tudenham
A view of the house, 2016
Former namesRochfort
General information
Architectural stylePalladian
LocationRochfort Demesne
Town or cityMullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
CountryIreland
Coordinates53°28′20.385″N 7°22′16.875″W
Elevation92 metres (302 ft)
Construction started1717 (1717)
Completed1742 (1742)
Renovated1790 (1790)
Destroyed1958 (1958)
Owner
  • Rochfort family (1742—1835)
  • Tottenham family (1836—1963)
  • Private (2013—present)
LandlordSir Francis Hopkins
Design and construction
ArchitectRichard Cassels

History

The construction on the house began in 1717, and it was completed in 1742 for George Rochfort. It was purchased by Sir Francis Hopkins in 1836, and the name was subsequently changed from Rochfort to Tudenham Park.[1] Hopkins gave the house to his sister Anne Maria who married The house was gutted by a fire in 1958 including the roof but the walls remained intact, and the Tottenham family had not lived in the house since 1952, and they sold the property and land in 1963.[2] The house suffers from overgrown vegetation, and multiple efforts have been made to conserve the property since 2005.[3]

Selling of the land and house

In December 2013, the land, including the house, was sold at an auction for €681,000 which was almost €300,000 more than the guide price to a businessman from Westmeath.[4]

References
  1. Tottenham, Ed. "The Tottenham Family - Home". tottenham.name. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  2. "Tudenham Park, Rochfort Demesne - The National Trust for Ireland - An Taisce". www.antaisce.org. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  3. "Tudenham Park, Co Westmeath | Punch consulting". www.punchconsulting.com. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  4. "Tudenham Park shatters guide price to rake in €681k - FarmIreland.ie". FarmIreland.ie. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
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