Imperial Hotel, Dublin

Imperial Hotel
1853 view of Sackville Street, the hotel William Caldbeck rebuild shows just eight windows and no identifying signage
Interactive map of the Imperial Hotel area
General information
StatusDestroyed
TypeMixed hotel and business
LocationSackville Street, Dublin, Ireland
Coordinates53°20′57″N 6°15′34″W / 53.34912°N 6.25956°W / 53.34912; -6.25956
OpenedMay 1837 (1837-05)
Renovated
  • 1853 (1853)
  • 1902 (1902)
DestroyedApril 27, 1916 (1916-04-27)
ClientClerys Department Store
OwnerMcswiney, Delany and Co.
Renovating team
Architects
  • William Francis Caldbeck (1853)
  • George Coppinger Ashlin (1902)
Main contractorFagan & Son

The Imperial Hotel was a hotel in Dublin's principal thoroughfare, Sackville Street, until it was destroyed during the Easter Rising of 1916. The building comprised Clerys department store on the lower floors and the Imperial Hotel on upper floors situated opposite the General Post Office and Nelson's Pillar.