Addresses
Type of place
Terrace house
Period
Victorian 1860-1890
Style
Free Classical
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Residences 'Hibernia Scotia Terraces'
Hibernia Scotia Terrace
Addresses
Type of place
Terrace house
Period
Victorian 1860-1890
Style
Free Classical
Irish born Ellen Mooney acquired this land in September 1865. A year later she married building contractor John Arthur Manis O’Keefe. John O’Keefe had built many of Brisbane’s landmark buildings by the 1880s, and was the preferred contractor of the architectural firm Stombuco and Son. He built a number of terrace houses in Petrie Terrace, including this one which is likely to have been designed by Stombuco circa 1886-87.
Also known as
Bloomsbury House
Lot plan
L1_BUP106618; L2_BUP106618
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Masonry
People/associations
A. Stombuco and Son (Architect);John Arthur M O?Keefe (Occupant)
Criterion for listing
(B) Rarity; (D) Representative; (H) Historical associationInteractive mapping
Also known as
Bloomsbury House
Lot plan
L1_BUP106618; L2_BUP106618
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Masonry
People/associations
A. Stombuco and Son (Architect);John Arthur M O?Keefe (Occupant)
Criterion for listing
(B) Rarity; (D) Representative; (H) Historical associationInteractive mapping
History
Irish born Ellen Mooney acquired this land in September 1865. A year later she married building contractor John Arthur Manis O’Keefe. By the 1880s, John O’Keefe had built many of Brisbane’s landmark buildings including St Partircks Church in Fortitude Valley, St Andrew’s Church in South Brisbane, and Her Majesty’s Opera House. He had become the preferred contractor of the architectural firm Stombuco and Son, operated by Andrea and Giovanni Stombuco.
O’Keefe acquired a number of blocks of land adjacent to the Wellington street land owned by his wife. He was responsible for the erection of nearby O’Keefe’s Buildings (226-230 Petrie Terrace) circa 1881, where the family resided. It is probable this was also a Stombuco designed building. During 1886-87 Stombuco and Son designed additional terrace houses for O’Keefe in Petrie Terrace, which may be the Wellington Street terrace houses. The Wellington Street properties were built for rental purposes.
John OKeefe died in 1913 and Ellen retained ownership until her death in 1931. They remained in the family until 1956. At that time the property was reportedly known as ‘Bloomsbury House'.
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 Titles Records
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Queensland Post Office Directories
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Brisbane Courier, 1864-1933
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Donald Watson and Judith McKay, Queensland Architects of the Nineteenth Century, South Brisbane: Queensland Museum, 1994
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Brisbane City Council Heritage Unit Files
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised June 2022)