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Former Dickson House

Location 14 James Street, RICHMOND VIC 3121 - Property No B3688 File Number B3688 Level Local

[1/1] B3688 Fmr Dickson House

Statement of Significance

A two storey italianate style dwelling built of local quarried basalt with brick dressings in 1864 for James Dickson, cordial manufacturer. Theseven room dwelling with single storey verandah and stucco facade is enhanced with traditional italianate details of modest eaves brackets, quoins and ruled stucco. Following the 1890's depression the building was let as a boarding house.
James Dickson was a celebrated Scottish born cordial manufacturer and patentee of Victorian Eucalyptus Wine. The Richmond based firm James Dickson and Company, founded in 1854, has operated continuously in Melbourne for 125 years and still trades under the original title. The house is an interesting example of inner suburban architecture of the 1890's in Melbourne.
The verandah of the former Dickson residence has been partially and inappropriately reconstructed, the stucco facade painted white and the interior modified and redecorated. The structure is otherwise, intact.
Adapted from AHC Citation
Classified: 21/03/1975