D Juan

This house was constructed for spinster Elizabeth McCarthy circa 1890 to a design by John Hall and Son. In 1892 Elizabeth transferred the property into the names of her brother-in-law James Geraghty, a police inspector, and John Lockett a solicitor, as her trustees. In that same year she married Patrick Feenaghty, a former policeman and at that time an accountant with the Queensland Police Force. The Feenaghty family resided at the residence in what was then known as Main Street. Patrick died in 1899, and the property was transferred into Elizabeth’s name in 1906. In 1914 it was acquired by her brother-in-law James Geraghty, who held it until his death in 1942. Three large trees, one weeping fig and two Cook Island palms, are considered to be significant vegetation on the site, and Vegetation Protection Orders (VPO) have been placed over them.