Survey Data
Reg No
20841021
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Hotel
In Use As
Hotel
Date
1870 - 1890
Coordinates
111980, 33720
Date Recorded
07/04/2008
Date Updated
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Description
Attached five-bay three-storey hotel, built c.1880, with integral square-headed carriage arch. Recent extensions to rear (north). Pitched slate roof with rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods, eaves course and rendered coping. Painted rendered walls with moulded render name band between first and second floors. Square-headed openings having one-over-one timber sliding sash windows with stone and concrete sills and moulded render surrounds. Metal balconies to first floor. Recessed square-headed door opening with replacement double-leaf timber panel door, having recent timber surround, comprising engaged columns on square plinths supporting timber canopy with cornice and raised central camber-headed open-bed pediment.
Appraisal
The building is a reminder of the nineteenth century town which was a bustling centre of commercial activity and industry. The broad horizontal frontage makes it a notable addition to the streetscape. The render detail and timber sliding sash windows add to its character. Eldon Hotel is associated with Michael Collins (1890-1922) who held a meeting at the hotel on the morning of his assassination at Béal na Blá (22nd August 1922).