History

In 1881 John Gasteen purchased several acres of land on the hill near the top of what would become Upper Cornwall Street from Joseph Baynes. Post Office Directories indicate that Gasteen built this house around 1890. He retained a large area of land around the house (despite later subdivisions) and the property remained in family ownership until the late 1960s.

 

Statement of significance

This is a place of local heritage significance and meets one or more of the local heritage criteria under the Heritage Register Planning Scheme Policy of the Brisbane City Plan 2000.  It is significant:

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:

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Historical

Criterion A

The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of the city's or local area’s history

as a residence built towards the end of the 1880s economic boom.

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Representative

Criterion D

The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class or classes of cultural places

as an attractive nineteenth century home with separate verandah roof, window hoods and semicircular verandah pediment.

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