Dorset Villa

Built by Edward Billings in 1840 and believed to have been designed by Pitt’s architect, John Forbes, Dorset Villa is the most flamboyant Greek Revival property in Pittville. Its frontage represents a Greek Temple with a dramatic entablature with dentil moulding, supported by end Doric pillars and three-quarter Ionic columns and surmounted by two Acanthus design urn finials. The front also has decorative stucco panels with anthemion motif, alternating lotus and palmette.