Piece of history to go under hammer
A 120-YEAR-OLD piece of Toowoomba’s history will go under the hammer later this month.
Designed by renowned Queensland architect William Hodgen Jnr, the historic Newtown home “Marivare”, built about 1897, is up for auction on November 21.
William Hodgen Jnr was an architect who designed and renovated many of Toowoomba’s iconic buildings and homes.
According to historians John Parker and Sandra Searston in their book Altering the Face of Toowoomba, “Marivare” was originally built for newly married couple, dentist James Stanley Nolan and his wife Kathleen Margaret Nolan (nee Gilder), with architectural drawings completed in April 1897.
James Nolan was a well-known and respected member of the Toowoomba district, and was one of the founders of the Amateur Race Club and the Polo Club. For many years he was a trustee of the Downs Club and of Toowoomba Grammar School.
Over the intervening century, the home has been lovingly restored while retaining the form and details of the original build.
Re-plumbed, re-wired and re-roofed, the house features bay windows and pressed metal ceilings, with polished timber floors throughout.
It also includes a five car garage and workshop, four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and sits on a 1887 sq m allotment.
The home will be auctioned at Fitzy’s Tapestry Function Room at 153 Margaret Street, Toowoomba, on November 21.
Registration begins at 5.30pm, with the auction to start at 6pm.
For more information, head to www.realestate.com.au.