16, St John Street

No. 16 St John Street is an industrial or commercial building from the late 19th century. It is constructed of brick, now painted, set in Flemish bond with stucco dressings, and features a roof obscured by a parapet. The building stands four storeys over a basement and has a five-window range. The ground floor consists of four bays that have been altered, including a slightly wider works entry on the right, with a fascia and cornice above.

The upper windows are all flat-arched and have moulded stucco architraves. The first-floor windows feature architraves designed to appear as if they cross above the upper sash, although they do not. There is an overlight flanked by scrolled consoles that support a cornice, and a monogrammed cartouche is positioned above the central window. A moulded stucco storey band with paired consoles at either end runs along the building.

The second and third floors each have three windows with moulded stucco architraves. The second-floor windows are adorned with swags to the inswept frieze and cornice. Ionic pilasters flank the second and third floors, supporting brackets on either side of a plain frieze and cornice. The parapet features a central ornate pedimented panel with crossed keys in low relief, and there are urns on pedestals at either end.