1862 – International Hotel, Bray, Co. Wicklow
Constructed for the seaside resort of Bray with 130 bedrooms,
Constructed for the seaside resort of Bray with 130 bedrooms,
Iveagh House is now the Department of Foreign Affairs as it was donated to the Irish State by the Guinness family in 1939.
House built for Captain O’Hara at a reported cost of £3,500 according to the Dublin Builder.
Now converted into the town library,
The architect Edmund Blacket designed the original Neogothic sandstone Quadrangle and Great Tower buildings,
From The Building News, September 19, 1862: The engraving on the opposite side represents the Manchester and Salford Bank which is just being erected.
Constructed with Coalisland brick and stone in an Italianate style complete with clock tower.
From The Building News, April 4,
Designed in a Jacobean style, the Model School opened in July 1862.
In 1917 the house was taken over for use as government offices.