- Address
- Ballycumber
- Type
- House
- NIAH reg. no.
- 14801008
John Gavin or Corner House
Ballycumber
Many historic buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.
About John Gavin or Corner House
John Gavin or Corner House is one of 2 buildings in Ballycumber the National Inventory rates Regional. Its record dates John Gavin or Corner House to 1870–1890. 3 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
Located on a prominent corner site, this well proportioned and modestly designed house with shopfront is a noticeable feature in the streetscape. Retaining its original timber shopfront, the building exhibits simple design elements and is a fine example of a late nineteenth-century commercial design.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 14801008 · 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 · 14801008↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 4 historic places in about 10 minutes
Ballycumber · about 500 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1John Gavin or Corner HouseStart here
- 2Ballycumber House (country house)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 3Ballycumber House (folly)Regional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 4Ballycumber BridgeRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
2 within 150 m
Every place on the record within this distance; each opens its own page.
Like it: recorded houses near Ballycumber
All 6 are pictured and within 40 km. The nearest is Gallen Priory in Ferbane, 12 km away. Farthest out is Birr Castle, Birr, 30 km away.
Questions about John Gavin or Corner House
Is John Gavin or Corner House on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 14801008).
Can you visit John Gavin or Corner House?
Many historic buildings are private homes; this one can be seen from the street.
When was John Gavin or Corner House built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1870–1890.
Is John Gavin or Corner House 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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