Addresses

At 112 Moray Street, New farm, Queensland 4005

Type of place

House

Period

Federation 1890-1914

Style

Filigree

Kinvarra

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Kinvarra

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Addresses

At 112 Moray Street, New farm, Queensland 4005

Type of place

House

Period

Federation 1890-1914

Style

Filigree

‘Kinvarra’, a substantial timber residence, was built in c1908 following the purchase of the property by Michael O’Connor in June 1907. The house was advertised for let in April and May 1908 and described as a ‘new villa residence’ which included dining and drawing rooms, 4 bedrooms and verandas on three sides. It is possible that this Federation-era house was designed by architect Leslie Gordon Corrie, who was inviting tenders for a wooden residence in Moray Street in August 1907. ‘Kinvarra’ is a rare surviving example of a substantial Federation-era residence built when Moray Street was one of Brisbane’s most prestigious streets, before increasing subdivision in the interwar period created higher population density with the proliferation of multiple-occupancy dwellings and flats.

Lot plan

L56_RP8665; L55_RP8665

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

Lot plan

L56_RP8665; L55_RP8665

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

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

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 162, 1925

  4. Brisbane City Council, Surveyor’s Notebook, 16 April 1912, updated 28 Nov 1924

  5. Brisbane City Council, New Farm and Teneriffe Hill Heritage and Character Study, Oct 1995.

  6. Australian Electoral Rolls, Division of Brisbane, 1913

  7. Certificates of Title, Department of Environment and Resource Management

  8. Queensland Post Office Directory, 1907; 1908; 1909-10; 1910-11

  9. Bennett, H, ‘New Farm from quality street to mixed assortment’, Brisbane Houses, Gardens, Suburbs and Congregations, Papers No 22 Brisbane History Group, 2010, pg 161-162

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

  11. 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

  12. Brisbane Courier, 12 May 1906, pg 12

  13. Brisbane Courier, 13 Aug, 1907; 20 Aug, 1907. [tenders]

  14. Brisbane Courier, 29 April 1908, pg 8, 25 May 1908, pg 8. [adverts to let]

  15. Brisbane Courier, 17 June 1908, pg 7

  16. Brisbane Courier, 1 Sept 1910, pg 8.[advert to let]

  17. Brisbane Courier, 8 Jan 1914

  18. Brisbane Courier, 16 Jan 1914, pg 10

Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised June 2022)

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Federation 1890-1914
Filigree
House
At 112 Moray Street, New farm, Queensland 4005
At 112 Moray Street, New farm, Queensland 4005 L56_RP8665; L55_RP8665
Historical, Rarity, Representative, Aesthetic