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Brisbane builder John William Young on 17 July. Young worked rapidly, employing an average of 50 to 70 men throughout the construction period. Foundations and cellar were commenced in early September and within four months the roof was being slated. By late April 1889 the elaborately
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It is a most accomplished building in design, features, finishes, materials, construction and setting, illustrating the principal characteristics of its type. Kirkston is important as a major early example of the domestic work of architect GHM Addison in
Brisbane, the innovative design heralding
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Richard Henry
Trotter purchased the house on just over 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) in 1941, and apart from three years during the early 1940s when it housed an American military intelligence unit, Kirkston has remained a family residence. One of the more flamboyant of recent owners was Paddy John
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Kirkston, erected in 1888–1889, is significant as an ornate and substantially intact example of domestic architecture on the grand scale in
Brisbane during the 1880s, with the opulence in form and finish reflecting the boom era mentality.
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The place is significant for its landmark quality and aesthetic contribution to the
Windsor-Lutwyche townscape, and for its association with several of Brisbane's more prominent families and entrepreneurs.
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Two huge weeping figs and the original gateposts remain at the corner of Flower and Palmer
Streets. These are included within the heritage listing, although separated from the house by later subdivisions.
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In 1987 Prof Frank and
Elizabeth Monsour purchased the property and spent nearly a decade restoring it back to its original beauty. The Monsour family have lived in the residence since as their home.
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Kirkston is a large two-storeyed brick residence with an attached single-storeyed service wing. It occupies a prominent hilltop position, with the roof line visible from many parts of suburban
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decorated interior was sufficiently ready for furniture to be moved in (some had been specially built to complement interior finishes), and in June the Flower family took up residence.
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on the ground floor, and six bedrooms and two bathrooms on the first floor. Extra kitchens and bathrooms have been added throughout the house since the original construction.
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solicitor and co-founder of the legal firm of Flower & Hart, which remained prominent until multiple mergers from 2012 saw it become part of international firm
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Flower acquired the hilltop site of just over 7 acres (2.8 ha) in 1885. He commissioned respected
Brisbane architect George Henry Male Addison (formerly of
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in the ceiling above the stair hall and around the front door is of particular note, as are the timber
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