1926 – Mitchell’s Hotel, Nos 9-11 Grafton St., Dublin
Architect: W.M. Mitchell & Sons
Constructed as a new hotel in the mid 1920s,
Constructed as a new hotel in the mid 1920s,
Single storey banking hall with three storey manager’s residence to the rear,
Rebuilt in 1926 by an unknown architect after the Edinburgh Life Insurance Company was destroyed in 1922.
Originally opened as a boarding house in 1845 by Phoebe Wynn.
A modest office building used by Dublin City Council.
Dublin Civic Week was held over the 17th to the 25th of September 1927.
A fine concrete building with its structure clearly visible,
Rebuilt (1925-27) after the ravages of the Civil War,
A large canopy over the entrance signaled the Plaza,
A prominent corner four-storey commercial building,