Newstead House, Brisbane

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Newstead House
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Newstead House
Newstead House, Brisbane
Former namesNewstead
General information
TypeDetached house
Architectural style Victorian
LocationOn the northern bank of the Brisbane River at its junction with Breakfast Creek
AddressCorner Newstead Ave and Breakfast Creek Road, Newstead
Town or city Brisbane
CountryAustralia
Coordinates 27°26′34″S153°02′46″E / 27.4427°S 153.0462°E / -27.4427; 153.0462 Coordinates: 27°26′34″S153°02′46″E / 27.4427°S 153.0462°E / -27.4427; 153.0462
Construction started1846
Renovated1865, circa 1900
OwnerNewstead House Board of Trustees
Website
http://www.newsteadhouse.com.au
Newstead House Board of Trustees
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Newstead House seen from the east
Newstead House, Brisbane
Established1939
Website http://www.newsteadhouse.com.au

Newstead House is Brisbane's oldest surviving residence and is located on the Breakfast Creek bank of the Brisbane River, in the northern Brisbane suburb of Newstead, in Queensland, Australia. [1] Built as a small cottage in the Colonial-Georgian style in 1846, the cottage was extended and today is painted and furnished in a late Victorian style. [1] [2]

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Newstead House is the oldest surviving home in Brisbane, but not the oldest surviving building, built in 1846, for Patrick Leslie and his wife Catherine (née McArthur). [3] In 1847 he sold Newstead House to his brother-in-law John Clements Wickham (married to Anna McArthur), [3] the Police Magistrate and Government Resident. [4]

Newstead House was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992. [2]

History

Newstead House - side view Newstead House - side view-less-sky.jpg
Newstead House – side view

Newstead House is said to have taken its name from Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire, England, [5] a former Augustinian priory which became the Byron family home. [6]

The property was referred to as Newstead until it left the possession of J.C. Wickham in 1859 after which it became known as Newstead House. [7]

Newstead House was built as a residence by Brisbane's first architect and builder Andrew Petrie for fellow Scottish settler Patrick Leslie; it was soon acquired by Captain John Wickham. Then it was leased to Attorney-General Ratcliffe Pring. It was later leased, then sold, then leased again to merchant and Member of the Queensland Legislative Council George Harris. George Harris and his wife Jane (née Thorn) lived in the house for 27 years. [8]

A prominent Jewish businessman named Lewis Flegeltaub with his large family was in residence at Newstead House from 1891 to 1894; the family previously lived at Palma Rosa, another Brisbane heritage-listed mansion nearby. [9] [10]

The Lysaght Brothers bought the property in March 1898 with the intention to demolish the house and build a factory that produced iron and rabbit-proof wire fencing. [11] These plans to establish a factory at the property were abandoned due to the downturn in the agricultural sector. [11]

It was purchased by the Brisbane City Council in 1918 and was the residence of the superintendent of their council parks. The Council leased part of the property to the Historical Society of Queensland in 1934 and it was used to store historical records. In 1939, the Queensland Parliament created a Trust [12] and ownership was transferred to the Newstead House Trust.

The building was occupied by American troops during World War II. There is an Australian–American War Memorial in the grounds in memory of this. It was dedicated on 3 May 1952 by the Queensland Governor, Sir John Lavarack. [13] [14] [15]

Other than the war-time occupation it was operated as a museum and research library by the Historical Society of Queensland (now known as the Royal Historical Society of Queensland) until 1973 [16] when they moved to the Commissariat Store. [1] [2] [17]

Newstead House is now a museum. It is open to the public, and concerts are sometimes held at the house and grounds.

Newstead House is now maintained by the Newstead House Board of Trustees assisted the Friends of Newstead, a volunteer group who also organise various events to attract visitors. [1] Newstead Park is still managed and maintained by the Brisbane City Council.

Heritage listing

Newstead House was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992. [2]

Newstead Park

Monument dedicated to the United States service men and women for helping in the defence of Australia during World War II Monument-in-Newstead-House-grounds.jpg
Monument dedicated to the United States service men and women for helping in the defence of Australia during World War II

Newstead Park is a significant historic park. [18]

The land originally formed a part of the land purchased by Patrick Leslie in 1845 on which he built Newstead House. [18]

In the 1920s the Brisbane City Council constructed an electrical substation for its tramway system in the grounds of the House. Since the closure of the tram system in 1969 the substation was purchased by the Newstead House Board of Trustees and has been used as a Resource Centre and offices for management staff.

In May each year the park is host to the commemoration of the Battle of the Coral Sea. [19] The Australian-American monument in the park is dedicated to the United States service men and women for helping in the defence of Australia during World War II. [13] [14]

A playspace featuring an "Alice through the Looking Glass" theme has been developed by the Brisbane City Council is located on the southern side of the park, near Newstead Avenue.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Trent Dalton, "Grand residence", Brisbane News, 20 November 2002, p 16, Nationwide News Pty Limited via factiva accessed 7 September 2011.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Newstead House and Park (entry 600265)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 New South Wales fdRegistrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages
  4. ↑ "BRISBANE'S HISTORIC HOMES". The Queenslander . Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 16 January 1930. p. 50. Retrieved 9 February 2011.
  5. ↑ "Newstead (entry 49248)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  6. ↑ "Newstead Abbey" in Daniel Hahn and Nicholas Robins (eds), The Oxford Guide to Literary Britain & Ireland (Oxford University Press, 2009) via Oxford Reference Online, Oxford University Press accessed 7 September 2011.
  7. ↑ A. G. Davies, "Significance of 'Newstead', oldest residence in Brisbane", (1940) The Historical Society of Queensland Journal Vol. 3 no. 2, pp 57-66, ISSN   1837-8366, Brisbane, Queensland.
  8. ↑ "History and Virtual Tour". The Newstead House Trust. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  9. ↑ "Our History – Newstead" . Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Palma Rosa (entry 600219)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  11. 1 2 Gregory, Helen; Dianne Mclay (2010). Building Brisbane's History: Structure, Sculptures, Stories and Secrets. Warriewood, New South Wales: Woodslane Press. p. 132. ISBN   9781921606199.
  12. ↑ Queensland Parliament legislation
  13. 1 2 Australian American War memorial, Newstead Park. Your Brisbane: Past and Present. Retrieved 16 March 2013.
  14. 1 2 Australian-American War Memorial. Retrieved 5 April 2014
  15. ↑ "MEMORIAL TO U.S. UNVEILED TO-DAY". The Courier-Mail . Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 3 May 1952. p. 3. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  16. ↑ Cook, Penny (2006). Discover Queensland Heritage. Corinda, Queensland: Pictorial Press Australia. p. 35. ISBN   1876561424.
  17. ↑ F. E. Lord (16 January 1930). "Brisbane's historic homes. 1. Newstead". The Queenslander . National Library of Australia. p. 50. Retrieved 7 September 2011.
  18. 1 2 "Welcome to the Historic Newstead House" . Retrieved 21 February 2008.
  19. ↑ "Statutory authorities reporting to the Minister for Environment Annual Report 04 – 05 – Board of Trustees of Newstead House" (PDF). Environmental Protection Agency. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2008. Retrieved 4 March 2008.

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