Toorak House, Hamilton, Heritage site in Hamilton, Australia

Toorak House is a two-storey sandstone villa on the crest of Hamilton Hill, built of square-snecked rubble stone dressed with projecting quoins, keystones and toothed window surrounds. A crenellated square tower rises above the roofline, flanked by tall bay windows and steeply pitched dormer windows under shingle roofs with scalloped barge boards and finials. A U-shaped timber verandah runs along the ground floor, and stone stairs guarded by two lifesize marble lions lead to an arched opening at the foot of the tower, where the marble landing is inset with the word TOORAK.

James Dickson, an auctioneer and land agent, built this stone residence at Breakfast Creek in 1864, and the family was living there by 1865. A c. 1885 photograph shows it as single-storeyed; the second storey and the upper tower section were added by the 1890s. Richard Gailey made further additions in 1915. Dickson later became Queensland Premier, serving from October 1898 to December 1899.

The name Toorak is thought to come from a house of the same name in Toorak, Melbourne, owned by a relative of James Dickson. Dickson is believed to have bought the two life-size marble lions at the entrance during his 1890–1891 trip to Europe, and to have hired Italian artists for decorative work inside the house.

Toorak House is a private residence on the crest of Hamilton Hill, so visits are limited to viewing the exterior from Annie Street; there is no public entry or guided tour. The stone stairs and marble lions at the tower entrance are on private ground. The sloping street gives a view of the crenellated tower and gables from below.

The two life-size marble lions at the entrance are thought to have been acquired by James Dickson during his 1890–1891 trip to Europe, when he is also believed to have hired Italian artists for interior decoration. The marble landing inside the entrance is inset with the word TOORAK.