Addresses
Type of place
House
Period
Federation 1890-1914
Style
Bungalow
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Residence
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Residence
7 Hamilton Place, Bowen Hills
Addresses
Type of place
House
Period
Federation 1890-1914
Style
Bungalow
This lowset timber cottage is one of three houses built just after the turn of the century by Robin Dods, the eminent architect of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Robert Smith Dods (Robin) bought the land on which these houses stood in August 1897. The land was then an area of 1 rood 8.6 perches. A further 1.6 perches was added in January 1900. Robin Dods and his wife Mary lived in New Farm and evidently built these houses as an investment.
Lot plan
L1_RP9984
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Timber
People/associations
Robert Smith (Robin) Dods (Architect)Criterion for listing
(H) Historical associationInteractive mapping
Lot plan
L1_RP9984
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Timber
People/associations
Robert Smith (Robin) Dods (Architect)Criterion for listing
(H) Historical associationInteractive mapping
History
This lowset timber cottage is one of three houses built just after the turn of the century by Robin Dods, the eminent architect of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Dods returned to Brisbane in 1894 after studying architecture in Edinburgh and working in London. He began a partnership with Francis Richard Hall in 1896 and together they are credited with revolutionising architecture in Brisbane. They designed and built a number of houses and cottages in Bowen Hills in the following years as well as more famous institutional buildings, particularly for the Anglican Diocese.
Robert Smith Dods (Robin) bought the land on which these houses stood in August 1897. The land was then an area of 1 rood 8.6 perches. A further 1.6 perches was added in January 1900. Robin Dods and his wife Mary lived in New Farm and evidently built these houses as an investment. The occupants of the houses regularly changed over the following years and the houses seem to have remained investment properties after the Dods’ sold them in 1919 – the year the land was subdivided.
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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Queensland Certificates of Title
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Queensland Post Office Directories
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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 June 2022)