Pillar House, hotel in County Monaghan

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Freestanding six-bay two-storey hotel with attic, built c.1860, with multiple-bay two-storey returns to rear and two-storey and single-storey additions attached to rear and to south-west. Pitched slate roof with red brick chimneystacks to gable ends. Channelled rendered walls to front and south-west elevations, and roughcast rendered with smooth rendered plinth to north-east and to returns and additions. Northern half of front elevation fronted by render fluted Ionic columns surmounted by decorative frieze and decoratively moulded cornice. Square-headed window openings with six-over-six pane sliding timber sash windows, having render voussoirs to most front windows, and painted sills. Pivoted windows to attic storey at north gable, with protective metal bars. Segmental-arch door opening to south-most bay of front elevation, with replacement glazed timber door with overlight and having render voussoirs. Located close to main entrance of Castle Leslie demesne. Cast-iron railing to front of part of front elevation with spearhead finials, on smooth rendered plinth.

This hotel building presents good-quality render details to the main street of Glaslough. The shallow portico-like feature adds an elegant classical tone to the building. Retention of timber sash windows enhances the building's architectural heritage qualities.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 41301036

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