Ross Roy is a heritage-listed former residence at 60 Harts Road, Indooroopilly, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [1] It is within the grounds of St Peters Lutheran College and is currently used as school offices.
The house was built in 1897 for Daniel Collings, a tea merchant, and his family. The architect was Claude W. Chambers. [2]
In 1910, the house was bought by William Ross Munro, a pastoralist, who named the property Ross Roy being a combination of his middle name Ross and name of his eldest son Roy. [2]
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