Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720 - 1940

Selected: CO. DOWN, NEWRY, MARCUS SQUARE (& MARCUS STREET), IMPERIAL HOTEL

Name: BROWN, JOHN [2]
Building: CO. DOWN, NEWRY, MARCUS SQUARE (& MARCUS STREET), IMPERIAL HOTEL
Date: 1887-1888
Nature: Renovation just completed (Feb 1888). New 4-storey building looking into Marcus St, plastered with Portland cement, with 'bold and attractive cornice', mansard roof. Ground floor of Marcus Square frontage lowered, two bay windows constructed and open porch with columns and iron railing above. Contractor: Alex Whelan.
Refs: IB 30, 15 Feb 1888, 53-54