Kind Squares Photo Challenge #10 ~ Queensland: One of a Kind
Destination: Brooklyn House, Howard
Dame Annabelle Rankin earned her place in Queensland’s history with many notable achievements. She was the first Queensland woman elected to the Senate, the first female to head a federal government ministry and, in her role as High Commissioner to New Zealand, the first Australian woman to lead a foreign mission.
Annabelle also supported many community groups and charities. Her highest honour came in 1957 when she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1957 for her political and public service.
Brooklyn House, in the small Wide Bay town of Howard, was the childhood home of Annabelle Rankin. The grand Queenslander-style home was built in 1890 for the Rankin family and remained in their ownership until 1969. It was left derelict for many years before being restored by new owners to its former glory.
Set in lush sub-tropical gardens, the house is surrounded by a wide shady veranda which provides protection from the harsh Queensland sun.
It’s the perfect spot to enjoy a delicious Devonshire Tea.
This month I’m joining in every day with Becky’s October Kind Square Photo Challenge over at The Life of B. The rules are simple: most photos must be square and fit the theme word “kind”. Look for #kindasquare
My dream home. Thanks, Mel
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Isn’t it beautiful.
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Definitely!
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What a beautiful old building with an interesting history. I am so glad it has been restored and Devonshire teas available to boot…. what more can one ask for?
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It’s nice to know this lovely old home is well looked after now. The scones were delicious too.
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What a gorgeous looking building. And yes, a perfect place to enjoy a delish Devonshire tea!
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It was a warm afternoon so the shady veranda was a pleasant place to sit for a while.
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Building looks in such great condition, so impressive. And that cream tea looks tasty. Why do you guys call it a Devonshire Tea?
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Research tells me the name comes from Devon, where scones, cream and jam are a specialty. It was delicious.
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Such a beautiful house!
It’s tragic that Joe allowed many of these stunning houses to be bulldozed down in the midnight hours by the Dean Bros in the 1980s. Destroyed the only heritage that Brisbane had really.
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It is a lovely old building and beautifully restored.
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I think older places have so much soul. Not sure if it’s my imagination running wild but when you enter an old house, you can feel its history.
I’m lucky that we bought a 1945 timber home in 2012 as it’s so different to living in my brick rental property that we just renovated.
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I so want to be sitting on that veranda, my kind of place!
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Shove up. There are a few of us joining you 😊
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I’d shove up for you anytime xxx
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Wouldn’t it be lovely to get together in a place like that? I need to tell my son about it.
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Oh it be so lovely. One day. ……
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Possibly not in Australia 😂
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No, we’d need to find a veranda like that here! Must be one somewhere between Hampshire and Cornwall!
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Dorset is nice 😁
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hee hee, will start looking!
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Jude, tell him it’s inland from Hervey Bay.
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We could have a lovely tea party on this veranda.
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Wouldn’t that be lovely 🙂
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A fabulous place! I’m sitting next to Becky 🙂 🙂
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And me!
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, 🤣🤣
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Leave room for me!
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A beautiful Queenslander, they are such iconic houses.
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Yes, they really are beautiful.
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That’s one truly amazing house, and the architectural elements add a lot to its elegance.
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This house is a particular style called a Queenslander, with a long hallway from the front door to the back, designed to draw the cool breezes through on a hot Queensland day. This one is quite beautiful.
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My kind of house! What a beauty. And a wonderful history lesson too.
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Annabelle certainly was a remarkable woman and gave a lot to the community.
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That’s a beautiful house for a (kind of) namesake! She got all the letters though, I got the bargain basement version.
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Lol! She was a wonderful lady.
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a beautiful place!
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The house and garden were gorgeous.
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What a gorgeous veranda! How great that the house was restored. It’s always so sad to see beautiful old houses allowed to become derelict.
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This one had been let go, so it must have been a mammoth task to restore it.
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I’d love a house like that. 🙂
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They are beautiful buildings, but the maintenance on them is huge and they’re designed to keep cool. So if there’s a wintery blast they’re very chilly inside. Lucky that doesn’t happen so often. 🙂
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I often wonder about the maintenance on structures like that – especially ones that have lots of glass!
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Ooops – wrong thread! 😀 That was a comment relating to the Jewel Towers.
The Queenslander houses must be a labour of love to maintain.
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Yes, they do require a lot of maintenance. As for the glass towers, they must keep the window washers in a job.
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