Addresses
Type of place
House
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Queen Anne
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Residence 1
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Residence
De Aar
Addresses
Type of place
House
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Queen Anne
This house, constructed in 1915 for David and Ethel Tait, provides physical evidence of the distinctive pattern of development in the Greenslopes area in the early part of the twentieth century. This development was characterised by small, modest homes on small blocks and more substantial middle class homes on large allotments. Development was also shaped by the construction of a tramline to the city in 1914. This house, known as ‘De Aar’, was the residence of the son-in-law and daughter of wealthy engineer and mining entrepreneur GC Willcocks. Willcocks had purchased the site in 1890 and the property remained in the family until 1959. As a large Federation style house in a garden setting that has a striking appearance when viewed from the street, it has significant aesthetic value.
Also known as
De-Aar
Lot plan
L2_RP107039
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Terracotta tile;Walls: Timber
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (D) Representative; (E) AestheticInteractive mapping
Also known as
De-Aar
Lot plan
L2_RP107039
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Terracotta tile;Walls: Timber
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (D) Representative; (E) AestheticInteractive mapping
Description
This large residence, located on a very large gently sloping site in the corner of Cornwall St and Chatsworth Rd is built on stumps, almost touching the ground on its south-east side while being elevated at the other side.
The house has a multi-hipped tiled-roof with a separate encircling timber verandah. Two hipped roof extensions, over bay windows, project in front of the main pyramid roof giving the house its unusually shaped symmetrical frontage to Cornwall St.
The separate verandah roof is supported on square timber posts decorated with simple elegant brackets in the Federation Style and has a three-rail dowel balustrading. Some sections between the verandah posts are enclosed with timber louvres.
Front steps to the verandah are centrally located opposite the main entry. The front door contains an arrangement of sidelights with fanlights above.
The area under the house has been partially enclosed with brick patterning.
The house with its scale, prominent corner location and extensive grounds, has a strong presence in the street and a landmark quality.
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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Brisbane City Council Building Card Archive
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Brisbane City Council Water Supply and Sewerage Detail Plans
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Commonwealth Electoral Rolls, 1925
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Department of Natural Resources. Queensland Certificates of Title
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John Oxley Library Estate Map Collection
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Queensland Post Office Directories
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Department of Justice and Attorney General, Historical Birth and Marriage Records
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised September 2020)