Dee Hills House

Dee Hills House is in Dee Hills Park, Chester, Cheshire, England.

Dee Hills House
Location in Cheshire
LocationDee Hills Park, Chester, Cheshire, England
Coordinates53.1918°N 2.8767°W / 53.1918; -2.8767
OS grid referenceSJ 415 664
Built1814
ArchitectThomas Harrison
Architectural style(s)Neoclassical
Listed Building – Grade II
Designated10 January 1972
Reference no.1375763

History

The house was built as a country house in 1814. An extension was built in the 1930s. It was recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building on 10 January 1972.[1] It was designed by Thomas Harrison for Robert Baxter, and has since been altered and used as offices.[2][3]

Architecture

The building is made up of two storeys with a three-bay garden projection with Ionic columns facing the River Dee.[2] The front entrance includes a Roman-styled Doric porch. The house's south front features a veranda with four Doric columns.[1]

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References

Citations

  1. Historic England, "Old Government House, Chester (1375763)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 November 2011
  2. Hartwell et al. 2011, p. 281.
  3. 'Topography 900-1914: Early modern and georgian, 1550-1840', in A History of the County of Chester: Volume 5 Part 1, the City of Chester: General History and Topography, ed. C P Lewis and A T Thacker (London, 2003), pp. 220-229. British History Online http://www.british-history.ac.uk/vch/ches/vol5/pt1/pp220-229 [accessed 4 March 2020].

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