Addresses
Type of place
House
Period
Federation 1890-1914
Style
Queenslander
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Residence
103 Banks Street, Alderley
Addresses
Type of place
House
Period
Federation 1890-1914
Style
Queenslander
This timber and tin residence was built circa 1903 for Thomas Pratt, a produce merchant at the Roma Street markets from the mid-1890s. The house appears to have been extended after Pratt’s death in the late 1940s. It survives as one of the oldest houses in this elevated part of Alderley.
Lot plan
L31_RP68557
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Timber
Criterion for listing
(A) HistoricalInteractive mapping
Lot plan
L31_RP68557
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Timber
Criterion for listing
(A) HistoricalInteractive mapping
History
This substantial home appears to have been built for Thomas Pratt circa 1903-4. Pratt bought the property in December 1902 from William Morris Lloyd, Manager of South British Insurance Company. He is listed as residing at ‘Fernylawn’ on Samford Road, Enoggera from 1883 until 1890. While further research may reveal that this house was ‘Fernylawn’, it probably was not built until 1903-4 when Thomas Pratt both owned the land and is listed in the Post Office Directories as living in this part of Banks Street.
Further subdivision of the property did not occur until after Thomas Pratt’s death in 1948. An additional wing appears to have been added to the original house during the interwar period.
Thomas Pratt was a produce merchant at the Roma street markets from the mid 1890s. It is possible he was related to Edward Pratt who was a produce merchant at Roma Street, prior to this and possibly to George Pratt, a carter from Mitchelton, Enoggera. Thomas Pratt lived in Ballymore Street, Kelvin Grove when he purchased this property in 1902. Evidently a successful merchant, Pratt required no mortgage on this property to either purchase it or build the house. Once the house was completed there were only eight residences along the length of Banks Street, between Enoggera Road and Wardell (then Bell) Street. Pratt appears to have lived in this house until his death, with this side of Banks Street remaining sparsely developed until after 1940. The house is one of the oldest surviving residences from the early period of development in this area.
Statement of significance
Relevant assessment criteria
This is a place of local heritage significance and meets one or more of the local heritage criteria under the Heritage planning scheme policy of the Brisbane City Plan 2014. It is significant because:
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised June 2022)