Addresses
Type of place
Flat building
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Georgian Revival
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Flats 'Simla'
Simla
Addresses
Type of place
Flat building
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Georgian Revival
‘Simla’ was built in c1921 when the property was owned by Ada May Richards. At that time her husband, Arthur Edward Richards, was listed as living at nearby ‘Mimosa’ on the same side of the street. With subsequent subdivision in the early 1920s Richards’ address was 2 Balfour Street.The new flats were built at the start of the interwar building boom to cater to the growing demand in New Farm for rental accommodation that included a range of modern conveniences, close to public transport and the city as tenants embraced the concept of modernity. Many blocks of flats were built on residential estates that had been subdivided because of rising living costs.Distinctive features of the two-storey stucco block of flats include the paired Doric columns flanking the entry portico as well as the leadlight windows and doorway entrances on both levels.
Lot plan
L4_RP8625; L3_RP8625
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Walls: Masonry - StuccoCriterion for listing
(A) Historical; (D) RepresentativeInteractive mapping
Lot plan
L4_RP8625; L3_RP8625
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Walls: Masonry - StuccoCriterion for listing
(A) Historical; (D) RepresentativeInteractive 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:
References
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Brisbane City Council Properties on the Web
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Brisbane City Council, 1946 aerial photographs.
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Brisbane City Council, Sewerage Maps, Detail Plan No 161, 5 Aug 1937
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Brisbane City Council, Surveyor’s Notebook, 17 Balfour Street, 19 Nov 1924
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Musgrave, Elizabeth and Kaylee Wilson, New Farm and Teneriffe Hill Heritage and Character Study, Brisbane City Council Heritage Unit, Oct 1995
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Department of Environment and Resource Management, Queensland Certificates of Title.
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Department of Environment and Resource Management, ‘Julius Street Flats’, Queensland Heritage Register entry
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Queensland Post Office Directory, 1921-22; 1922-23; 1923-24
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Bennett, H, ‘New Farm from quality street to mixed assortment’, Brisbane Houses, Gardens, Suburbs and Congregations, Papers No 22 Brisbane History Group, 2010 pg 151-175
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Watson, Donald and Judith McKay. A Directory of Queensland Architects to 1940. (St. Lucia: U of Q Press, 1984)
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Apperly, R, R. Irving, P. Reynolds, A pictorial guide to identifying Australian architecture, 1989, pg 168-171
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Kennedy, Michael Owen, Domestic Architecture in Queensland Between the Wars, (UNSW. Master of Built Environment graduate report, January 1989)
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised June 2022)