Addresses
Type of place
Flat building
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Composite
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Hampton Court
Hampton Court
Addresses
Type of place
Flat building
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Composite
This attractive, three-storey block of flats was constructed circa 1927 for William Danaher, a local resident of Hamilton. He commissioned prominent architectural firm Hall and Prentice to design the building which displays elements of the Interwar Functionalist and Georgian Revival styles of architecture. As Brisbane’s population expanded rapidly post-World War I, there was an increasing demand for affordable inner-city accommodation, which eventually led to the flat building boom of the 1930s.
Lot plan
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Terracotta tile;Walls: Face brick
People/associations
A.E. Hill (Builder);Hall and Prentice (Architect)
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (E) Aesthetic; (H) Historical associationInteractive mapping
Lot plan
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Terracotta tile;Walls: Face brick
People/associations
A.E. Hill (Builder);Hall and Prentice (Architect)
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (E) Aesthetic; (H) Historical associationInteractive mapping
History
The notable Brisbane architectural firm Hall and Prentice designed this block of flats for the owner of the site, William Danaher. Danaher was a resident of Crescent Road, Hamilton. Tenders for the flats were called in August 1927 with the successful building contractor being A.E. Hill of Racecourse Road, Ascot. The estimated cost of construction is given at the relatively large cost of £6000/-/-.
The construction of this well finished and apportioned landmark apartment block can be mostly attributed to the demand for inner city accommodation, particularly within the suburb of New Farm, during the interwar period.
“Hampton Court” passed into the ownership of Myra Beatrice Buss, Alfred Ella Buss and Nancy Buss in 1936. By 1954, the annual registration of these flats with the Brisbane City Council was done by J.W. Johnson.
In 1995, “Hampton Court” was identified as being of heritage significance by the Brisbane City Council when it conducted the first-ever heritage survey of New Farm. At that time, the flats were owned by Nicole M. Sylvestre and Marianne Van Weereld.
Description
This brick structure is a 3-story block of flats with a central front entry. From ground level the roof appears to be a low pitched tile type. The front facade of the building is very decorative exhibiting art deco, Georgian and classical styles, with protruding balconies, raised parapet and classical columns between the ground and 1st floor balconies.
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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The Architecture & Building Journal of Queensland, “Tenders”, 10 August 1927
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Brisbane City Council, Properties on the Web, website, post-1946 building cards
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Brisbane City Council, Register of New Buildings, August 1927
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Brisbane City Council, 1946 aerial photographs.
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Brisbane City Council Sewerage Maps
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Brisbane City Council, Department of Development and Planning, New Farm Heritage Survey – Sector 1, (Brisbane: Brisbane City Council, 1995)
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Department of Natural Resources, Queensland Certificates of Title and other records
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John Oxley Library Photograph Collection
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John Oxley Library, newspaper clippings files
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Kennedy, Michael Owen, Domestic Architecture in Queensland Between the Wars, (UNSW. Master of Built Environment graduate report, January 1989)
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Queensland Post Office Directories, 1868-1949
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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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Donald Watson and Judith McKay, Queensland Architects of the Nineteenth Century, South Brisbane: Queensland Museum, 1994
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised September 2020)