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Ireland pavilion at the 1964/1965 New York World’s Fair

Brochure: Concrete at the Fair

SOURCE: Portland Cement Association Booklet: Concrete at the Fair

Architectural rendering of the Irish Pavilion

Irish Pavilion

ARCHITECT:

ANDREW DEVANE, GEORGE NELSON
& CO.

ENGINEER:

BRUCE TOWNSEND

CONTRACTOR:

JAMES KING AND SON

A double wall of precast concrete wall panels having a surface of large random pieces of gray Irish stone completely encloses the Irish pavilion. The interior court yard floor is attractively surfaced with precast panels. The second story is encased in portland cement plaster, giving the structure the appearance of an Irish Castle.

CONCRETE AT THE FAIR