Addresses
Type of place
House
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
California Bungalow
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Display Home (former)
Shannon's Brick, Tile and Pottery Company Display Home (former)
Addresses
Type of place
House
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
California Bungalow
Lot plan
L4_RP45318
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Terracotta tile;Walls: Masonry - Render
People/associations
Reuben Shannon (Builder)Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (B) RarityInteractive mapping
Lot plan
L4_RP45318
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Terracotta tile;Walls: Masonry - Render
People/associations
Reuben Shannon (Builder)Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (B) RarityInteractive mapping
History
Local builder and tile works proprietor Reuben Shannon built this pair of houses as speculative investments, selling them in October 1929. Both new owners, Edward Raymond Soderholm at number 10 and John Graham Scott at number 16, occupied the houses immediately.
Robert Shannon had migrated from Northern Ireland in 1879 and after working extensively in Sydney as a builder and bricklayer, established Shannon’s Brick, Tile and Pottery Pty Ltd at Wentworthville in 1912. Reuben Shannon accompanied his father Robert from Sydney in around 1918 to establish Brisbane’s first terracotta tile works in Ferny Grove. As a result Shannon’s Brick, Tile and Pottery Company (Brisbane) was formed, with the works located on Samford Road on the site of the present Ferny Grove Tavern. The works produced roofing tiles, bricks, drain pipes and other terracotta goods. Later bought out by Wunderlich in 1931, Shannon’s then moved further afield to Murarrie.
The houses may well have been constructed to display the builder’s wares and to demonstrate economic building materials. The houses appear to be good examples of buildings which demonstrate the development of the local building industry during the interwar period, and are highly valued by neighbours and local residents for their history and contribution to streetscape and local character.
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 Post Office Directories
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Brisbane City Council Detail Plan no. 1568, 17 August 1954
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Architectural and Building Journal of Queensland, 1934
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised June 2022)