Newtown Pery Limerick

Newtown Pery (; Irish: Baile Nua Pheire) is an area of central Limerick, Ireland, and forms the main city centre (or CBD) of the city. The district is known for its Georgian architectural heritage and is the core area of Limerick's Georgian Quarter. It is one of the three towns that make up modern-day Limerick City Centre, the other two being the older Englishtown and Irishtown, which date from the medieval period. In 1837, Samuel Lewis in his Topographical Dictionary of Ireland described Newtown Pery as "one of the handsomest towns in Ireland". The town was built in stages as Pery sold off leases to builders and developers who built 4 and 5 story townhouses in the Georgian fashion with long wide and elegant grid plan design. Some of the finest examples of Georgian Architecture can be seen at the Custom's House (Hunt Museum), designed by Italian architect Ducart Davis, designed by the same architect who designed the O'Connell House in Dublin. The town's earliest houses are located on Bank Place, Rutland Street and Patrick Street which were built by the family of Arthur Pery.