The Prince George Hotel - Kingston, Ontario - Antique Hotels on Waymarking.com

Situated within Kingston's historic Market Square the PRINCE GEORGE HOTEL also known as the "Herchmer Macpherson building" was constructed in 1809 and became a hotel during the middle of the 19th century. It now houses a hotel and a lively Irish pub known as Tir nan Og.

The building is an important landmark in Kingston's historic Market Square. In and around 1847 the site, originally a house, was converted into shops, warehouses, and business. In January 1848, fire destroyed the Jackson and Elder business portions, and partially damaged a shop. Early the following yesr construction began on a stone building designed by Kingston architect William Coverdale. The building was completed by 1849. In 1892, the front elevations of the separate buildings were unified by the addition of a full width, one storey verandah with balcony, and a Second Empire style mansard roof.

The heritage value associated with the mid-nineteenth century commercial architecture of the Prince George Hotel is embodied in many key character defining elements including ashlar limestone exterior walls, tall proportioned wood framed windows on the second storey, large, tall opening for the windows and double doors on the ground floor, flat stones arches and simple stone sills on the windows. The heritage value associated with the Second Empire style is embodied in key character defining elements such as the mansard tower with decorative ironwork, bracketed eaves, bull's-eye dormers, and pressed metal roof shingles, the mansard roof with pedimented gable dormers, bracketed eaves and pressed metal roof shingles, the full width, one storey verandah with balcony with decorative wood columns, fretwork, banisters and rails.

Name of the Hotel: The Prince George Hotel Address: 200 Ontario Street Kingston, Ontario Number of Rooms: 14 Height in floors: 3 Hotel Rating: 4 Stars Hotel since: 12/12/1850 Date Building was built: 12/31/1809 First use of building: Family Residence Historic Hotel (Historic Building, National Monument or similar): yes Urban Hotel (located in a village or town): no Mountains Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): no Beachs Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): yes Historic Place nearby (Unesco or National monument/site less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil): yes Major Pilgrimage Place Nearby (less than 25 Kms / 15 Mil. Consider any religion).: Not Listed Hotel website (if available): Not listed

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