Addresses
Type of place
Cottage, House
Period
Victorian 1860-1890
Style
Queenslander
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Tufton House
Tufton House
Addresses
Type of place
Cottage, House
Period
Victorian 1860-1890
Style
Queenslander
Tufton House is a brick cottage built during the mid 1880s. It has a corrugated iron hipped roof, which lessen in pitch over the verandah at the front of the house. The front elevation is symmetrical with a pair of lattice doors providing access to the verandah and to the house. The verandah balustrade is clad in weatherboard with the upper portion of the space enclosed in lattice. The external walls of the house are rendered and along the sidewalls the ceasement windows are shaded by tinhoods.
Lot plan
L8_RP94274
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Masonry - Render
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (B) RarityInteractive mapping
Lot plan
L8_RP94274
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Masonry - Render
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (B) RarityInteractive mapping
History
This brick cottage was built by the mid 1880s when Mrs Mary Ann Rosetta, a widow of.Bowen Hills, owned the property. Evidently a rental property, the cottage was occupied successively during the nineteenth century by a gardener, a drayman, a painter and a labourer; occupations typical of the working class nature of the street and those in the immediate vicinity. At this time Bowen Hills was a popular residential suburb with workers due to its proximity to major places of employment in the city and on the wharves. From Bowen Hills workers could walk to work, negating the need for transport expenditure. Many small cottages such as this dotted the lower streets in the suburb while more affluent classes built large homes in elevated positions.
In 1902 the property was bought by John Joseph Smith who retained an interest inthe property until 1928. Smith lived in Tufton Street, initially two doors down from this cottage in 1891, then later on the opposite side of the road. He was a carpenter who built a number of other houses in the street in the early twentieth century. During his ownership, this house continued to be rented, and was known asTufton House between 1906 and 1909.
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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BCC building cards
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BCC Building Registers
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Brisbane City Council Water Supply and Sewerage Maps
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Queensland Certificates of Title
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Queensland Post Office Directories
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised June 2022)