Addresses
Type of place
House
Period
Victorian 1860-1890
Style
Queen Anne
Residence 'Eversly'
Eversley
Addresses
Type of place
House
Period
Victorian 1860-1890
Style
Queen Anne
‘Eversley’ is one of three identical two-storey Franklin Street houses built for investment purposes. The houses were built in 1888 for the Chief Clerk of the Queensland colonial civil service, the Honourable Hedley Strutt. They were rented to respectable middle-class tenants seeking accommodation in the then fashionable Highgate Hill. The first tenant of ‘Eversley’ was medical analyst Joseph Fletcher. No.21 Franklin Street was named ‘Eversley’ in 1895. It became a private residence in 1896 when it was bought by Mary Thompson. The Thompson family retained ownership until 1937, when Edith, the last of the spinster Thompson sisters, died.
Lot plan
L39_RP11750
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Timber
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (D) Representative; (E) AestheticInteractive mapping
Lot plan
L39_RP11750
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Timber
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (D) Representative; (E) AestheticInteractive mapping
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:
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised June 2022)