Overview
Riverview House — Bruff is recorded as hotel in Limerick. Terraced five-bay two-storey former hotel, built c. 1800, having later cast-iron portico to front (north) elevation. Pitched slate roof having rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods.
Why it was built
The saved account records: Terraced five-bay two-storey former hotel, built c. 1800, having later cast-iron portico to front (north) elevation.
People and work
The saved account records: Pitched slate roof having rendered chimneystacks and cast-iron rainwater goods.
How it changed
The saved account records: Square-headed openings with limestone sills and six-over-six pane timber sliding sash windows.
What survives
The saved account records: Those to ground floor having cast-iron sill guards.
Why it mattered
Riverview House — Bruff matters for the exact reasons given in its official assessment, rather than merely because it is an old structure. The source records: An elegantly proportioned substantial former hotel, which retains its original form and character, together with important salient features and materials. Part of a terrace, this building is an attractive, sophisticated feature in the streetscape, while the early surviving doorcase with cobweb fanlight and carved consoles contribute to the historic character of the piece. This explains what the place adds to local life, the street or the surviving built history.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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