19 Davison St

(part 19-21)

A red brick, double-fronted, semi-detached Edwardian pair, with a slate hip-roof. They have terra-cotta finials, capping and pots. Chimneys have a concave roughcast band. One bay is set forward as a gable, with pendant barges and the upper sections jetty on terra-cotta brackets with rosettes, with roughcast pattern pressed metal and timbering.

It has a triple casement with timber hood. The scrolled fretwork brackets support the roof, extending over the inset porch. The party-wall steps, with risers vermiculated with scallop shells. Porch floors and brickwork to no.19 have been painted. No.19 has also lost part of its fretwork brackets.

How is it significant?
The house is aesthetically and historically significant (National Estate Register Criteria E1, A4) to the locality of Richmond.

Why is it significant?
The building is significant:
- for its good representation of a key period in the City's history; and
- as a pair of Edwardian semi-detached houses with notable detailing on chimneys, gables, awnings, windows and entry porches.

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