Survey Data
Reg No
22117040
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Architectural, Historical, Social
Previous Name
Victoria Constabulary Barrack
Original Use
Barracks
In Use As
Garda station/constabulary barracks
Date
1870 - 1880
Coordinates
220506, 122491
Date Recorded
25/05/2005
Date Updated
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Description
Detached L-plan seven-bay three-storey barracks, built c.1870, with integral carriage arch to north end of front elevation. Later used as RIC barracks and now in use as Garda station. Hipped artificial slate roof with overhanging eaves, rendered chimneystacks, cast-iron rainwater goods and decorative render eaves course of hanging corbels. Painted rendered walls, with channelled render to ground floor and having render plinth. Smooth render to rear. Square-headed openings to front ground and second floors and rear first and second floors, segmental to first floor, with timber sliding sash windows, one-over-one pane to upper floors and tripartite six-over-six pane to ground floor, with painted stone sills to ground, continuous render sill course to first floor and no sills to second floor. Square-headed timber panelled entrance doors, double-leaf to main entrance, and having plain over-lights and limestone steps. Main entrance has Tuscan portico comprising render columns, pilasters, frieze with Garda plaque and cornice with modillions. Round-headed advanced carriage arch with render cornice and channelled render surround, quoins and voussoirs alternately decorated and plain.
Appraisal
This large-scale building is very prominent on Emmet Street and forms a group with the similar council offices to the north. Both buildings were built for Victoria Militia Barracks. Its façade is enhanced by the channelled render and the Tuscan doorcase that emphasize the regular design of the structure. The structure is enlivened by the render sill course and the decorative eaves course.