1872 – McGarel Buildings, Larne, Co. Antrim
Architect: Samuel Patrick Close
Ten Victorian almshouses in a Gothic style,
1876 – Presbyterian Church & School, Magheramorne, Co. Antrim
Architect: Samuel P. Close
Delightful collection of buildings finished in stone with yellow brick timmings.
1878 – Olderfleet Hotel, Larne, Co. Antrim
Architect: Samuel Patrick Close
Three storey hotel constructed for sea travellers next to the harbour.
1880 – Belfast Banking Co., Larne, Co. Antrim
Architect: Samuel P. Close
Very similar in design to their branch at Castleblayney in Co.
1880 – Former Northern Bank, Enniskillen, Co. Fermanagh
Architect: Samuel Patrick Close
Built for the Belfast Banking Co,
1880 – Magheramorne House, Co. Antrim
Architect: Samuel P. Close
Magheramorne stands in a prominent,
1882 – Cairncastle, Co. Antrim
Architect: Samuel P. Close
Described in The Building News as “The site is on high ground,
1882 – Methodist Church, Carrickfergus, Co. Antrim
Architect: Samuel Patrick Close
Demolished in 2008.
1883 – Runkerry House, Portballintrae, Co. Antrim
Architect: Samuel P. Close
A house in Scottish Baronial style for Edward Macnaghten,
1890 – Drumalis House, Larne, Co. Antrim
Architect: Samuel Patrick Close
In the 1880s, the architect Samuel Patrick Close extended a compact Victorian villa of around 1870 into a large rambling composition in an Italianate style for Sir Hugh Houston Smiley.
