Recently I’ve been talking about how sad it is that beautiful, historic Queenslanders are being removed from their blocks by Developers, eager to turn a profit. Today’s house, while an absolute beauty, was also moved from her home on Dickson Terrace,...
A Spring Hill Cottage Spring Hill. My old stomping ground. It’s unusual to see a Queenslander painted in a colour other than a white or neutral colour. So it was a nice surprise to stumble across this adorable little Spring Hill cottage. Exterior There really...
Glenmore “Glenmore”, is a federation-style (1890-1914) Queenslander on Laurel Avenue in the Brisbane suburb of Chelmer. This is a heritage listed home, the following details listed on the Brisbane City Council Heritage site: This large timber house was...
Today’s home is in the lovely Brisbane suburb of Ashgrove. I’ve featured homes in Ashgrove many times because it is one of my favourite Brisbane suburbs. Here’s a cute character home in Ashgrove, here’s the home that we used to live next door...
I recently wrote about this house in Gordon Park that was demolished and replaced with townhouses. Quite by coincidence, I moved onto the next house on my list. A beautiful, charming house in Nundah. Imagine my shock and horror to see that this home too is gone, and...
Sometimes I go back through my too-long list of Queenslanders that are either for sale, or have been sold in the recent past. And, sometimes I see things that make my Queenslander-heart break. The price of ‘progress’. Things like this. The image on the...
