Addresses
Type of place
House
Period
Victorian 1860-1890
Style
Queenslander
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Stone Residence
Stone Residence
Addresses
Type of place
House
Period
Victorian 1860-1890
Style
Queenslander
This stone house was built by George McConachie, a stonemason, in around 1884-85 and is a rare nineteenth century stone house in Brisbane. The house is illustrative of development in Windsor in the 1880s when the area began to change from one of large estates into a residential suburb, comprising smaller housing allotments.
Lot plan
L2_RP75696
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Tile;Walls: Stone
People/associations
George McConachie (Builder)Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (B) RarityInteractive mapping
Lot plan
L2_RP75696
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Tile;Walls: Stone
People/associations
George McConachie (Builder)Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (B) RarityInteractive mapping
History
This house is situated on what was once part of Rosemount, a country estate owned by Daniel Rowntree Somerset during the 1850s. The property changed hands several times before it was purchased in the 1870s by Matilda and Maurice Lyons who subdivided the land into 'villa sites' from 1880 as Rosemount Estate.
At the time of the house’s construction, the area was known as O’Connell Town. In 1885 George McConachie purchased subdivision 94 and subsequently constructed his new house. Cartwright Street was originally known as Maud Street and McConachie was first listed in the Post Office Directories residing in Maud Street from 1885. This confirms that the house was constructed by 1885.
The house was built from tuff believed to have been extracted from Caroll's Quarry in nearby Lyons Street. Sandstone was used for door and window 'points' and a rear lower-storey wine cellar was built of hand-cast bricks. The construction of the house includes the use of traditional lime mortar externally, two fireplaces, internal walls of 'VJ' boards and open timber verandahs with bull-nosed roofs (since replaced).
George McConachie and his wife, Harriet Duff McConachie, lived in the house until their deaths in 1927. In 1937 the house was sold to Bertram and Sarah (Sadie) Wilson who had recently moved from rural Queensland. During the 1930s, the verandahs were converted to the 'Californian Bungalow' style and an addition in the same style was added to the front of the house. Sadie Wilson, a well-known local figure, died in 1989.
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:
References
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Brisbane City Council Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board, Detail Plans
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Brisbane City Council, 1946 aerial photographs.
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Certificates of Title, Department of Environment and Resource Management
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Queensland Post Office Directories
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Queensland Electoral Rolls
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised June 2022)