Originally there was a nunnery called St Mary del Dame from which this street derives its name. This in turn was named because of a dam or mill pond at a nearby crossing point of the river Poddle.
| Area |
| Palace Street |
| Year | Architect | Building |
| 1769-1779 | Thomas Cooley | City Hall |
| 1866 | J.E. Rogers | No. 31 |
| - | - | No. 38 |
| 1865 | William Fogerty | No. 39 "Lucky Coadys" |
| 1868 | Sir Thomas Newenham Deane | Trinity Arch Hotel |
| 1877 | Sir Thomas Newenham Deane | Allied Irish Bank (Munster & Leinster Bank) |
| 1879 | R.N. Bruton | Olympia Theatre |
| - | - | Mermaid Restaurant |
| - | - | The Oak |
| 1895 | A.J McLoughlin | The Stag's Head |
| 1928-30 | Harry Wilson |
Former Burton's Store |
| 1980 | Sam Stephenson | Central Bank of Ireland |
| 1980 | - |