A later-nineteenth-century hotel range absorbed an older house, creating a layered frontage on Frederick Crescent.
Quick facts
- Date
- Later nineteenth century with an older eastern house incorporated
- Architect / designer
- Builder unknown
- Type
- Former hotel incorporating an earlier house
- Designation
- Listed building, Category C (LB11969)
- OS grid reference
- NR 36629 45319
Architecture and continuing use
The two-storey rendered building has gabled slate roofs and small gablets over upper windows. An extension runs into the older harled house to the east, while exposed dining-room timbers survive inside according to the designation.
Its story
The building expanded during Port Ellen’s later nineteenth-century development, when hospitality accompanied the town’s harbour and industrial functions. Its historic hotel name remains in the statutory record, but that does not by itself establish a current business.
Why it is included
It adds hospitality and incremental building growth to the street story while demonstrating why historic names must be separated from verified current use.
What to notice
- Gablets breaking the upper-floor roofline.
- The change in surface between the main range and older eastern house.
- How the combined building follows Frederick Crescent.
Reading the surroundings
Treat the whole property as private unless a current occupier clearly invites access. View from public pavement without blocking doors or photographing interior space.
Timeline
- Earlier nineteenth century The eastern house originated before the hotel range.
- Later nineteenth century A rendered hotel building incorporated the older property.
- 28 August 1980 The combined building was listed at Category C.
What we know — and what remains uncertain
No sufficiently current authoritative source was found for a business called Ardview Hotel at this address. The record therefore avoids assigning a present commercial use.
Sources & further reading
- Historic Environment Scotland: Former Ardview Hotel, LB11969 — Current designation status, official mapped location, date, fabric and significance.
- Argyll and Bute Council: Historic Assets Topic Paper — Official present-day conservation context for Frederick Crescent and Port Ellen.
- Caledonian MacBrayne: Port Ellen port — Current town and transport context, including temporary port closure.
- Trove search: Ardview Hotel Port Ellen — National collection search for site records, surveys and archive material.
Location
OS grid reference NR 36629 45319 · Location confidence: High for the current national designation point; public text separately states access, component-identity and current-use uncertainty. · Select the marker to open its satellite view in Google Maps. On desktop, drag Pegman (the yellow figure) onto a blue road. On mobile, turn on the Street View layer and tap a blue road. Other photo markers may be user-contributed.
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