George E. Dickey

George E. Dickey was born in Wilmot, New Hampshire, on October 29, 1840, to James and Sebra Sickey.

He practiced architecture in Waltham, Massachusetts, and Manchester, New Hampshire, before moving to Toronto in 1873.

Shepherd Building (1883) at 219 Main is an example of High Victorian Gothic according to architectural historian, Barrie Scardino Bradley.

For the Capitol Hotel, Dickey employed Renaissance Revival features, and incorporated modern infrastructure, including indoor plumbing, gas lighting, and an elevator.

[2] In November 1902 Dickey was awarded a contract to design Houston's fourth City Hall, the previous three all having been destroyed by fire.