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Colthup's House
Colthup's House is a heritage-listed detached house at 109 Limestone Street, Ipswich (suburb), Queensland, Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It was designed and built by John Farrelly (Australian architect), John Farrelly . It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History This two-storey brick house is part of a row of four substantial brick houses on Limestone Street, starting from the corner of Waghorn Street, that were built around 1880 by Ipswich, Queensland, Ipswich builder and architect John Farrelly. Farrelly originally bought Allotments 8, 9, 10 & 11 of Section 28 in 1878 and apparently built the houses from recycled materials salvaged from a fire which had destroyed St Mary's convent. John Farrelly was listed as living at Waghorn Street (corner of Limestone Street) in Postal Directories until his death in 1904 and owned all four properties until that time, suggesting that Farrelly occupied the first of the four brick h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ipswich (suburb), Queensland
Ipswich () is the central suburb and central business district of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It is also known as Ipswich CBD (central business district). In the , the suburb had a population of 2,459 people. Geography The suburb is situated on the Bremer River. The suburb of Ipswich has a number of distinct areas. The Ipswich central business district is in the north with the Bremer River forming the northern boundary. Limestone Hill and its parklands are to the east (). Denmark Hill with its exclusive residential area and conservation park is to the west (). A mixture of health, educations and residential areas make up the south. The Ipswich CBD is centred on Brisbane and Limestone Streets, and the Ipswich Mall, and includes major supermarkets and chain stores, specialties stores and the many government agencies. Most street parking is controlled by parking meters in business hours. History In 1860 a Baptist Church opened in Ipswich. On M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
