Newstead House, Brisbane

Newstead House, Brisbane


Newstead House
Newstead House.jpg
Newstead House
Former names Newstead
General information
Type Detached house
Location On the left bank of the Brisbane River at its junction with Breakfast Creek
Address Cnr Newstead Ave and Breakfast Creek Rd
Town or city Newstead, Queensland
Country Australia
Construction started 1846
Design and construction
Owner Newstead House Trust
Website
http://www.newsteadhouse.com.au
Newstead House Trust

Newstead House seen from the east
Established 1939
Website http://www.newsteadhouse.com.au
Newstead House - side view
Ground floor of the original Newstead Cottage (later Newstead House), ca. 1846
Monument dedicated to the United States service men and women for helping in the defence of Australia during World War II

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]

Newstead House is the oldest house in Brisbane, but not the oldest surviving building. In 1847 Patrick Leslie (married to Catherine McArthur[3]) sold Newstead House to his brother-in-law (married to Anna McArthur[4]), the Police Magistrate and Government Resident.[5]

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History of Newstead House

Newstead House took its name from Newstead Abbey, Nottinghamshire, England,[6] a former Augustinian priory which became the Byron family home.[7]

The property was referred to as Newstead until it left the possession of R. N. Wickham in 1859 after which it became known as Newstead House.[8]

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 became home to a series of judges, politicians, merchant ship owners. 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[9] and ownership was transferred to the Newstead House Trust. For three years in World War II it was occupied by American forces and then was operated as a museum and research library by the Historical Society of Queensland until they moved to the Commissariat Store.[1][2][10]

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.[11][12]

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

Newstead House and the grounds, Newstead Park, are now maintained by the Newstead House Trust assisted the Friends of Newstead, a volunteer group who also organise various events to attract visitors.[1]

Newstead Park

Coordinates: 27°26′35″S 153°02′46″E / 27.443°S 153.046°E / -27.443; 153.046

Newstead Park is a significant historic park.[13]

The land originally formed a part of the land purchased by Patrick Leslie in 1845 on which he built Newstead House.[13]

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 has been used by the Queensland National Trust.

In May each year the park is host to the commemoration of the Battle of the Coral Sea.[14]

A playspace featuring an "Alice through the Looking Glass" theme is located in the park.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Trent Dalton, "Grand residence", Brisbane News, 20 November 2002, p 16, Nationwide News Pty Limited via factiva accessed 7 September 2011.
  2. ^ a b Newstead House, in Queensland Heritage Register (database online), Department of Environment and Resource Management, Government of Queensland accessed 7 September 2011.
  3. ^ New South Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages
  4. ^ New South Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages
  5. ^ [http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22923963 "BRISBANE'S HISTORIC HOMES."]. The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866-1939) (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia): p. 50. 16 January 1930. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22923963. Retrieved 9 February 2011. 
  6. ^ Newstead, Place name details (database online), Property, titles and valuations, Department of Environment and Resource Management, Government of Queensland accessed 7 September 2011.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Queensland Parliament legislation
  10. ^ F. E. Lord (16 January 1930). "Brisbane's historic homes. 1. Newstead.". The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia): p. 50. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22923963. Retrieved 7 September 2011. 
  11. ^ [1]
  12. ^ [2]
  13. ^ a b "Welcome to the Historic Newstead House". http://www.newsteadhouse.com.au/. Retrieved 2008-02-21. 
  14. ^ "Statutory authorities reporting to the Minister for Environment Annual Report 04 – 05 - Board of Trustees of Newstead House". Environmental Protection Agency. Archived from the original on 2008-08-02. http://web.archive.org/web/20080802085816/http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/register/p01702bb.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-04. 
  • Greenwood, G. and Laverty, J., "Brisbane 1859-1959 A History of Local Government", Brisbane City Council, Brisbane, 1959.
  • Steer, G. R., "Brisbane Tramways: Their History and Development", Historical Society of Queensland Journal, Vol 3, No 3.

External links

Coordinates: 27°26′34″S 153°02′46″E / 27.4427°S 153.0462°E / -27.4427; 153.0462


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