1925 – Nos. 9-11 Upper O’Connell Street, Dublin
Plain granite finished building whose sole decorative feature is the corner to Cathedral Street and a rather clumsy balcony.
Plain granite finished building whose sole decorative feature is the corner to Cathedral Street and a rather clumsy balcony.
Part of the post-1916 rebuilding of this part of O’Connell Street, quite an austere facade with some nice detailing.
Constructed as a new hotel in the mid 1920s, and later contained a fashionable restaurant at street level.
Rebuilt in 1926 by an unknown architect after the Edinburgh Life Insurance Company was destroyed in 1922. A branch of the popular Monument Bakery chain for many years and more recently an amusement arcade.
A modest office building used by Dublin City Council. Originally a much grander proposal was planned for this site,
Dublin Civic Week was held over the 17th to the 25th of September 1927. As part of the event, an elaborate structure was built on the central median of O’Connell Bridge.
A fine concrete building with its structure clearly visible, this former Department Store was used as the headquarters of the Irish Nationwide Building Society for many years.
Rebuilt (1925-27) after the ravages of the Civil War, the Gresham Hotel is a Dublin landmark which originally opened in 1832.
A large canopy over the entrance signaled the Plaza, an entertainment complex built after the reconstruction of the area post 1916.
The former headquarters of the Dublin Gas Company (built in 1928) has two facades with two different architectural styles.
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