Addresses

At 12 Elystan Road, New farm, Queensland 4005

Type of place

House

Period

Federation 1890-1914

Style

Filigree

Cabarita (former)

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Addresses

At 12 Elystan Road, New farm, Queensland 4005

Type of place

House

Period

Federation 1890-1914

Style

Filigree

‘Elystan House’, an imposing Federation-era timber residence, was built circa 1911, probably following the transfer of the property from Nellie Bragg, spinster to Alice Mary Josephine Roemermann in March that year. By 1912 three properties were listed on the 1905 Turner’s Paddock subdivision between Brunswick Street and Lower Bowen Terrace, including ‘Cabarita’, now ‘Elystan House’. Alice Mary Josephine Roemermann and her husband Charles John Roemermann, a merchant, lived at ‘Cabarita’ for many years. Following her death in 1950, the property was transferred to their sons, Eric Charles and Carl Roemermann.

Also known as

Elystan House

Lot plan

L64_RP8789; L61_RP8789; L62_RP8789; L63_RP8789

Key dates

Local Heritage Place Since —

Date of Citation —

Construction

Roof: Corrugated iron;
 Walls: Timber

Criterion for listing

(A) Historical; (B) Rarity; (D) Representative; (E) Aesthetic

Interactive mapping

City Plan Interactive Mapping

Also known as

Elystan House

Lot plan

L64_RP8789; L61_RP8789; L62_RP8789; L63_RP8789

Key dates

Local Heritage Place Since —

Date of Citation —

Construction

Roof: Corrugated iron;
 Walls: Timber

Criterion for listing

(A) Historical; (B) Rarity; (D) Representative; (E) Aesthetic

Interactive mapping

City Plan Interactive Mapping

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:

Historical

Criterion A

The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of the city's or local area’s history

as a good example of New Farm's affluent, middle-class residential development in the Federation era.

Rarity

Criterion B

The place demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of the city’s or local area’s cultural heritage

as a rare surviving example of a substantial Federation-era residence in New Farm.

Representative

Criterion D

The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class or classes of cultural places

as a good example of a substantial timber Federation-style residence.

Aesthetic

Criterion E

The place is important because of its aesthetic significance

for its elegant proportions and restrained detailing.

References

  1. Brisbane City Council Properties on the Web

  2. Brisbane City Council, 1946 aerial photographs.

  3. Brisbane City Council, Sewerage Maps, Detail Plan No 169, 18 June 1925

  4. Brisbane City Council, Surveyor’s Notebook, surveyed 29 May 1912; updated 28 April 1925 [green pen]

  5. Musgrave, Elizabeth and Kaylee Wilson, New Farm and Teneriffe Hill Heritage and Character Study, Brisbane City Council Heritage Unit, Oct 1995 

  6. Department of Environment and Resource Management, Queensland Certificates of Title.

  7. Estate Map, Turner’s Paddock, Iles, Love & Co, 2 Dec 1905

  8. Queensland Post Office Directory, 1908; 1909-10; 1910-11; 1911-12; 1913-14; 1939

  9. Australian Electoral Rolls, Division of Brisbane, 1908; 1913 (Nellie Bragg; 1913; 1937 (Charles John Roemermann)

  10. Bennett, H, ‘New Farm from quality street to mixed assortment’, Brisbane Houses, Gardens, Suburbs and Congregations, Papers No 22 Brisbane History Group, 2010 pg 165

  11. Schiavo, John, New Farm: a study of land use and settlement to 1999, Brisbane City Council, pg 41

  12. Benjamin, G. & G. Grant, Reflections on New Farm, New Farm & Districts Historical Society Inc, New Farm, 2008

  13. Watson, Donald and Judith McKay. A Directory of Queensland Architects to 1940. (St. Lucia: U of Q Press, 1984)

  14. Apperly, R. Irving, R. Reynolds R, A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture: Styles and Terms from 1788 to the Present, Angus & Robertson, 1989, pg 110

  15. Brisbane Courier, 9 May 1911, pg 7

Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised February 2023)

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Federation 1890-1914
Filigree
House
At 12 Elystan Road, New farm, Queensland 4005
At 12 Elystan Road, New farm, Queensland 4005 L64_RP8789; L61_RP8789; L62_RP8789; L63_RP8789
Historical, Rarity, Representative, Aesthetic