Dee Hills House

Summary

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

Dee Hills House
Dee Hills House is located in Cheshire
Dee Hills House
Location in Cheshire
LocationDee Hills Park, Chester, Cheshire, England
Coordinates53°11′30″N 2°52′36″W / 53.1918°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 edit

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 edit

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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Citations

  1. ^ a b Historic England, "Old Government House, Chester (1375763)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 21 November 2011
  2. ^ a b 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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