Queensland Houses and Gardens

Sections of this sprawling homestead, which consists of long, low bungalow type buildings, were constructed in 1845 of local red cedar and hardwood, all pit-sawn. In 1871, these two buildings were moved to a better location, where they stand today. Over the years the homestead has been enlarged as the need arose, so now it is a series of separate buildings linked by covered verandahs and walkways.The sprawling garden is filled with trees and shrubs, each with its own plaque.

Gooloowan, on Denmark Hill, Ipswich, was built for Benjamin Cribb in 1864. Since that time the house has been owned by only two families and this continuity has resulted in a home with a remarkably intact interior. The library still holds a large collection of books bought by the Cribb family; the bathrooms are still intact and used with their huge baths, timber and corrugated iron panelled walls with original shower roses. The house has wide verandahs with simple iron lace on three sides of the top level and there is still an impressive view to the distant mountains. Although the garden is very much smaller, visitors still arrive through large timber gates and sweep around huge camphor laurel trees.

Photographs of the interior and garden of a house at 47 Shafston Avenue, Kangaroo Point, which has since been demolished. The house was built by the Foote family in 1928 and incorporated an art studio upstairs for Mrs Muriel Foote.

Photographs of the interior and garden of a house in Toowong. Unavailable for viewing until 2024.