University Hall (Dublin)
Former residential hall accommodation in Dublin, Ireland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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University Hall, also known as Hatch Hall, is a building on Hatch Street, Dublin 2, Ireland which has housed a Jesuit university hall accommodation, a direct provision accommodation centre for asylum seekers and refugees and in 2020 a plan was lodged for its conversion to a 60-bedroom 5-star hotel.[2]
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University Hall | |
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Alternative names | Hatch Hall |
General information | |
Type | Residential accommodation and hotel |
Architectural style | Gothic Revival architecture |
Classification | Protected structure |
Address | Hatch Street Lower, Dublin 2 |
Town or city | Dublin |
Country | Ireland |
Coordinates | 53°20′02″N 6°15′23″W |
Groundbreaking | 1910 |
Estimated completion | 1913 |
Owner | Red Carnation Hotels |
Technical details | |
Material | Red brick and limestone detailing |
Floor count | 4 |
Design and construction | |
Architect(s) | Charles B. Powell |
Developer | Society of Jesus |
Main contractor | William Connolly & Sons |
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The building was designed by CB Powell in 1910 in a late-Victorian and gothic-revival style which contrasted markedly with its predominantly Georgian townhouse surroundings.[3]