Addresses
Type of place
House
Period
Victorian 1860-1890
Style
Queenslander
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Residence `Harriman'
Harriman
Addresses
Type of place
House
Period
Victorian 1860-1890
Style
Queenslander
The large parcel of land on which this residence stands was sold to Emma Matilda Smith, wife of Henry Smith, in 1885. Henry Smith, a building contractor and co-founder of firm Smith and Balls, appears to have built a house called ‘Cranfordville’ or ‘Crawfordville’ on the site circa 1886. It was renamed ‘Harriman’ by later owners Marion and William Bassett Beel, who owned a property of the same name at Cunnamulla. The house was adjacent to the Beach Theatre and narrowly avoided destruction when the theatre burned down in the 1970s. Converted to flats in the 1950s, it was converted back to a single dwelling at the end of the twentieth century.
Lot plan
L18_RP29179
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Brick
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (E) AestheticInteractive mapping
Lot plan
L18_RP29179
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Brick
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (E) AestheticInteractive mapping
History
Smith was an alderman in Sandgate from 1886. His partnership with JI Balls, established in 1887, was responsible for the construction of numerous buildings including Watson and Co on Margaret Street, Finney Isles and Co’s premises, the British Empire Hotel and additions to the Fortitude Valley Foresters Hall. The Smiths owned a number of properties in Sandgate and Henry Smith designed a commercial building for another proprietor on land he owned in the late 1880s. The Smiths moved to New Farm where Henry died in 1889. Mrs Smith sold Cranfordville’s furniture and leased the property in the 1890s. Hannah and Henry Brown purchased the house in 1902.
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 aerial photographs, 1946, 2012
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Brisbane City Council, Properties on the Web, Building Cards
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Brisbane City Council Heritage Unit, Sandgate Character and Heritage Study, 1995
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Brisbane City Council, Detail Plan, December 1959
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Morrison, Frederic W, The Aldine History of Queensland, Sydney: Aldine Publishing Co, 1888 (via Text Queensland)
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Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Queensland Certificates of Title
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Sandgate Historical Society and Museum, notes.
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised July 2023)