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Regional rating (NIAH)
1910–1930
Address
1 Aungier Street, Lower Stephens Green, Dublin 2
Type
Public house
NIAH reg. no.
50920107
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Regional rating (NIAH)

Capitol

1 Aungier Street, Lower Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Temple Bar

Rated Regional on the National InventoryOne of 581 rated Regional in Temple Bar
PPublic houseBBuilt 1910–1930
DirectionsIts National Inventory record ↗

Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Capitol

Capitol is one of 581 buildings in Temple Bar the National Inventory rates Regional. Its record dates Capitol to 1910–1930. 405 other places on the record stand within 400 m.

A substantial corner building that makes a significant contribution to the streetscape, acting as a marker of the entrance to Aungier Street. Plainly detailed, it retains much of its historic fabric on the upper floors.

From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 50920107 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage

NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 50920107↗

Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.

Visit

Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 10 minutes

Temple Bar · about 400 m on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1CapitolStart here
  2. 2Whitefriar GrillRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
  3. 3Flanagan'sRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
  4. 4Dublin Institute of Technology, Aungier StreetRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
  5. 5Jam (house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
Farther afield
All Season GroceryRegional rating (NIAH)300 mDublin Castle (guard house)Regional rating (NIAH)300 mExchequer ChambersRegional rating (NIAH)300 mSt. Andrew's HouseRegional rating (NIAH)300 mAdelaide ChambersRegional rating (NIAH)300 mCity WallNational rating (NIAH)300 m
Around it

56 within 150 m

Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.

RegCharles Byrne14 mRegCapitol (house)14 mRegShop, 41-44 South Great George's Street, Stephen Street Lower, Dublin 219 mRegHouse, 19 Stephen's Street Upper, Dublin 228 mRegHouse, 80 Aungier Street, Dublin 230 mRegShop, 47 South Great George's Street, Dublin 235 mRegHouse, 78 Aungier Street, Dublin 239 mRegHouse, 77 Aungier Street, Dublin 240 mRegShop, 48-50 South Great George's Street, Dublin 242 mRegHouse, 76 Aungier Street, Dublin 244 mRegHouse, 8 Aungier Street, Dublin 246 mRegThe Snug51 mRegThe Long Hall52 mNatHouse, 9-9A Aungier Street, Dublin 255 mRegFactory, Stephen Street Upper, Dublin 259 mRegHouse, 73 Aungier Street, Dublin 261 mNatHouse, 10-10A Aungier Street, Dublin 265 mRegFactory, Stephen Street Upper, Dublin 281 m
Show the other 38
RegHogans82 mRegLeitrim House88 mRegShop, 1-2 Fade Street, Dublin 292 mRegThe Hairy Lemon93 mRegHouse, 40 Stephen Street Lower, Dublin 2100 mRegShop, 60 South Great George's Street, Dublin 2101 mRegPost box, South Great George's Street, Dublin 2105 mRegHouse, 39 Stephen Street Lower, Dublin 2105 mRegShop, 61 South Great George's Street, Dublin 2108 mRegHouse, 38 Stephen Street Lower, Dublin 2110 mRegWhitefriar Grill113 mRegHouse, 37 Stephen Street Lower, Dublin 2114 mRegCoach House116 mRegDublin Castle (former Ordnance Office)118 mRegShop, 63 South Great George's Street, Dublin 2118 mRegHouse, 17 Aungier Street, Dublin 2119 mRegHouse, 65 Aungier Street, Dublin 2120 mRegSchool, South Great George's Street, Dublin 2123 mRegShop, 38 Stephen Street Lower, South William Street, Dublin 2123 mRegHouse, 64 Aungier Street, Dublin 2125 mRegHouse, 18 Aungier Street, Dublin 2127 mRegBank, 64-65 South Great George's Street, Dublin 2127 mRegDublin Castle (former Ordnance Office)128 mRegMercer's Medical Centre130 mRegHouse, 63 Aungier Street, Dublin 2132 mRegBridal Designs133 mRegShop, 66 South Great George's Street, Dublin 2136 mNatGreen Art140 mRegShop, 67 South Great George's Street, Dublin 2141 mRegPeter's Pub142 mRegHouse, 39 South William Street, Clarendon Market, Dublin 2143 mRegHouse, 28 South William Street, Dublin 2143 mRegHouse, 40 South William Street, Dublin 2144 mRegDublin Castle (office)145 mRegShop, 18-27 Drury Street, Dublin 2146 mRegShop, 68 South Great George's Street, Dublin 2147 mRegHouse, 27 South William Street, Dublin 2148 mRegHouse, 43 South William Street, Dublin 2149 m
More like it

More houses on the record near Temple Bar

Closest of all: “House, 33 Grafton Street, Anne Street South, Dublin 2”, St Stephen's Green, 300 m away. There are 8 with photos within 40 km.

House, 33 Grafton Street, Anne Street South, Dublin 2St Stephen's Green · 300 m away
House, 12 Grafton Street, Dublin 2St Stephen's Green · 400 m away
Leinster HouseSt Stephen's Green · 800 m away
House, 3 Parnell Street, DublinO'Connell Street · 900 m away
House, 221-224 Parnell Street, DublinParnell Square · 1 km away
House, 220 Parnell Street, Britain Place, Dublin 1Parnell Square · 1 km away
Green Street CourthousePhibsborough · 1 km away
House, 72 Merrion Square, Dublin 2St Stephen's Green · 1 km away

Questions about Capitol

Is Capitol on the National Inventory?

Yes: rated Regional (record 50920107).

Can you visit Capitol?

Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.

When was Capitol built?

Its National Inventory record dates it to 1910–1930.

Is Capitol protected?

Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.

Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).

Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).

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