Astrea, West End

Astrea, West End
Astrea, West End
	Residence in 2015
Location	19 Bank Street, West End, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates	27°28′40″S153°00′35″E / 27.4777°S 153.0096°E Coordinates: 27°28′40″S153°00′35″E / 27.4777°S 153.0096°E
Design period	1870s - 1890s (late 19th century)
Built	c. 1888
Built for	Fedder Jensen
Queensland Heritage Register
	Official name: Astrea
Type	state heritage (built)
Designated	21 October 1992
Reference no.	600341
Significant period	1880s (fabric, historical)
Significant components	residential accommodation - maisonette/s / duplex
	Location of Astrea, West End in Queensland Astrea, West End (Australia)

Last updated March 12, 2019

Astrea is a heritage-listed duplex (building) at 19 Bank Street, West End, Queensland, Australia. It was built c. 1888 for Fedder Jensen. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.^[1]

A duplex house plan has two living units attached to each other, either next to each other via townhouses or above each other like apartments By contrast, a building comprising two attached units on two distinct properties is typically considered semi-detached or twin homes but is also called a duplex in parts of the Northeastern United States.

West End is an inner-city suburb of southern Brisbane. At the 2016 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 9,474.

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

History

Astrea, a two-storeyed timber building, was constructed c. 1888 as a pair of semi-detached houses. The architect may have been John Ibler, who in February 1888 called tenders for a pair of semi-detached brick and wood residences in Bank Street.^[1]

They were erected for Fedder Jensen as an investment, and rented to white collar tenants. These included his son Magnus Jensen, a solicitor and Member of the Queensland Legislative Council 1904-15, who is first listed in the post office directories as resident on the east side of Bank Street in 1888. In 1909 the building was sold to Thomas and Harriet Walters, who converted it into a single residence, and possibly gave it the name Astrea.^[1]

Magnus Jensen (1857–1915) was a lawyer and politician in Queensland, Australia. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.

After falling into a state of disrepair Astrea was sold in 1981 and refurbished as a pair of semi-detached houses.^[1]

Description

Astrea is a pair of two-storeyed semi-detached timber houses.^[1]

A double-storeyed verandah runs across the front of the building. This is ornately decorated with cast-iron valances, posts, frieze and balusters. The building has a single hipped roof in corrugated iron.^[1]

In architecture the frieze is the wide central section part of an entablature and may be plain in the Ionic or Doric order, or decorated with bas-reliefs. Even when neither columns nor pilasters are expressed, on an astylar wall it lies upon the architrave and is capped by the moldings of the cornice. A frieze can be found on many Greek and Roman buildings, the Parthenon Frieze being the most famous, and perhaps the most elaborate. This style is typical for the Persians.

A baluster—also called spindle—is a moulded shaft, square or of lathe-turned form, cut from a rectangular or square plank, one of various forms of spindle in woodwork, made of stone or wood, and sometimes of metal or plastic, standing on a unifying footing, and supporting the coping of a parapet or the handrail of a staircase.

The separate identity of each house is highlighted by a small gable at either end of the top verandah, each with an intricate fretwork pediment. These are supported by double columns which continue down to the lower level and flank the entry on the ground floor.^[1]

Leadlight fan and sidelights surround the cedar panelled front doors. The internal joinery is also cedar.^[1]

During the conversion to a house, the brick party wall was opened and one staircase was removed. Recent refurbishment has included the replacement of these features as well as double-storeyed additions at the rear.^[1]

Heritage listing

Astrea was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.^[1]

The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history.

Astrea at West End, erected c. 1888, is significant as a rare Brisbane example of a pair of semi-detached timber houses built in the late 19th century, and as an example of a speculative multiple housing venture of the 1880s boom period. They are important also in illustrating the development of West End in the years prior to the floods of 1890 and 1893.^[1]

The place demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of Queensland's cultural heritage.

Astrea at West End, erected c. 1888, is significant as a rare Brisbane example of a pair of semi-detached timber houses built in the late 19th century, and as an example of a speculative multiple housing venture of the 1880s boom period.^[1]

The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places.

Astrea at West End, erected c. 1888, is significant as a rare Brisbane example of a pair of semi-detached timber houses built in the late 19th century, and as an example of a speculative multiple housing venture of the 1880s boom period.^[1]

The place is important because of its aesthetic significance.

Astrea has considerable aesthetic appeal, and contributes significantly to the historic West End townscape.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Astrea (entry 600341)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on "The Queensland heritage register" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014). The geo-coordinates were originally computed from the "Queensland heritage register boundaries" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 5 September 2014, archived on 15 October 2014).

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[qhr-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Astrea (entry 600341)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.