Hotel Aragon, historic building in Lier, Belgium

Hof van Aragon, also called Herenhuis Sint-Joris, is a historic building on Aragonstraat near the Binnennete in Lier. It dates from the mid-18th century and was originally plastered; a 1876 building application had it adapted in neo-rococo style. A catering business has occupied it since 1963.

The building dates from the mid-18th century and was formerly plastered. A 1876 building application had it adapted in neo-rococo style. Since 1963 a hospitality business has been housed there. The site may earlier have held the house of the Sint-Joris crossbow guild.

The street name Aragonstraat, which passed to the building, recalls the 1496 marriage in Lier of Joanna of Castile to Philip of Austria. The site may earlier have held the house of the Sint-Joris crossbow guild. Since 1963 a hospitality business has occupied the building.

The hotel sits next to the Binnennete, a small waterway in the old town, making it easy to reach on foot and close to most sights; guests can park bikes outside for free and use them to explore the town conveniently on their own terms.

The street name Aragonstraat, later given to the building, recalls Joanna of Castile, who married Philip of Austria in Lier in 1496. The site may earlier have held the house of the Sint-Joris crossbow guild. The building itself dates from the mid-18th century and was plastered; a 1876 building application gave it its neo-rococo style.