Roseville – A Landmark In Brisbane’s Heritage

Ray White is proud to present one of Brisbane’s finest homes. Roseville is an excellent example of Victorian colonial architecture and has been fully restored providing luxurious modern amenity and privacy minutes from the CBD.

700 sqm (approx.) of residence built over one level and centrally sited on half an acre of lush
established gardens. The home enjoys a Northern aspect and has City Views. Roseville is noted
on both the National & State Heritage Registers and is looking for its seventh owner in 123 years.

PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTS

* Inner city mansion minutes to all major facilities.
* Over 2000 sqm of beautiful landscaped grounds
* Hand-painted leadlights of Australian parrots above 9 doorways
* Magnificent tessellated tiles, architraves and cornices
* Large rooms, 4 metre ceilings
* 4 marble fireplaces & cedar library
* 18 metre heated pool
* 6 car garage & Auto Court
* Fully ducted air conditioning* 3 phase power
* Vast verandahs on 3 sides
* Fountains and a network of garden ponds filled with lilies and fish
* Security
* 100,000 litre water tank capacity* Solid brick with sandstone cellar

HISTORY

Built for George Myers a prominent businessman of the day by architect James Cowlishaw. Purchased 2 years later by John Mortimer Pastoralist . In 1891 Sold to Mrs Ann Cowell from Longreach, thereafter to the Roman Catholic Society of the Divine Word. Purchased by Ann & Harry Garms & converted to a restaurant & function room in 1980. Purchased by current owner in 1999.

The style and sophistication of this property has been recognised by artists such as Bernard Fanning who filmed the music clip for ‘Songbird’ at Roseville.

Roseville has been used as the exemplar property by Tyson McCulloch in an architectural dissertation in 2004 titled ‘ the city is a house.’ Available on request.