Fairy Knoll, 2 Robertson Road, Eastern Heights, Ipswich, 1991

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TitleFairy Knoll, 2 Robertson Road, Eastern Heights, Ipswich, 1991Date Created1991PrinterIpswich City CouncilAcknowledgementIpswich Heritage Study 1992 (University of Queensland)

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StreetRobertson RoadSuburbEastern HeightsCity & StateIpswich, QueenslandGeo Coordinates^[1]

Description

DescriptionThe building was designed in about 1897 by George Brockwell Gill. It was built by Worley and Whitehead for £2000. Fairy Knoll was built for Thomas Hancock junior and second wife, Louise. The prominent Hancock family were timber merchants. Thomas junior died in 1897 prior to Fairy Knoll's completion, but his widow lived there until her death in 1947. During the second World War, the home’s lantern was used as a ‘spotter’s tower’ or look-out. In 1952 the house was bought by the State for a Maternal and Child Welfare Home. Its name, the Jefferis Turner Centre, recognises the first Queensland Director of Infant Welfare. In 1986, it became a respite care centre for the Intellectual Handicap Service.

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Buildings & StructuresFairy KnollGovernment & Non-Government OrganisationsHancock BrothersCurated CollectionsIpswich Heritage Study (1992)Taxonomy20th Century | 1990s | 1991

Subjects

SubjectsHousesBrick housesVerandahsGardensTrees

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Eastern Heights

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Fairy Knoll

Government & Non-Government Organisations

Hancock Brothers

Curated Collections

Ipswich Heritage Study (1992)

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