Aussie Timber Beauties
Visit almost any Queensland town and you're sure to see a Queenslander house.
They're very distinctive - a stately, often rambling, timber house on wooden stumps with a corrugated iron roof and shady verandahs. Some are very simple with very little decoration past a coat of paint, while others are quite fancy and liberally decked out with ornate ironwork and wooden features.
I have always had a fascination with the Queenslander's architecture. I grew up in one and my husband and I now own our own. They have an atmosphere about them that very few modern houses can match. I love how even in the smallest detail there is some thought to decoration and every room is a visual and tactile experience.
I've created this lens to bring together all the information and resources I have collected on these stately Queensland icons.
What Is A Queenslander House?
- Queensland Museum - The Queensland House
- The museum has a great section on it's website dedicated to the Queenslander house and just what it is that makes it special. Check out the Different Styles section for some illustrations of the many styles of the Queenslander form and the Furnishing section for tips on period furnishings.
- Wikipedia - Queenslander (Architecture)
- The Wikipedia entry on Queenslander houses. Some great info here and a few photos of Queenslanders around Brisbane.
- Australian Architecture
- From the Australian Government's Culture and Recreation website, a page about Australian Architecture. Queenslanders are mentioned and there is a 1920's photo from the New South Wales State Library of a family standing in front of their Queenslander house.
- OurBrisbane - Brisbane Architecture
- Some information on the various styles of architecture found in Brisbane.
Queenslander Houses on Flickr
A selection of photos from random photographers, all starring the wonderful Queenslander house.
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Pictures Of Queenslander Houses
- Colonial Queenslander House
- Some excellent photos of a Queenslander house in Toowoomba before, during and after renovations.
- Heritage Queenslander Houses of Maryborough Queensland
- Some beautiful photos of the majestic Queenslanders in and around Maryborough, Queensland, Australia.
- Queenslander House - Gold Coast City Council Library
- 'Albion', the home of C. J. Francis, Burleigh Heads, Queensland, 1931
Gold Coast City Council Library Service - Zillmere Queenslander - Queensland State Library
- A Queenslander house in Zillmere, taken around 1906.
- Picture Australia
- Tonnes of images here, including the three linked above. Just plug "queenslander" into the search box and the site will search all of Australia's major picture collections at once.
- PhotographersDirect - Queenslanders
- Stock photography you can buy. Some nice shots of Queenslanders here.
- UpFromAustralia - Typical Queenslander House
- Photo of a typical Brisbane Queenslander house. Part of the Up From Australia virtual tour of Brisbane.
- OzOutback - Hughenden Queenslander eCard
- A black and white photo of a queenslander house in Hughenden that you can send to a friend as an eCard. Other photos of Queenslander style buildings can also be found on the site.
Miscellaneous Queenslander House Links
- The Brisbane Institute - Summer In The City
- Excerpt from website: On 6 April the Brisbane Institute ran a forum "Does the Queenslander have a future" in which two eminent architects, Lindsay Clare and Robert Riddel discussed the past, present and future of the Queenslander. In this article Peter Spearritt speculates about the Queenslander and the energy implications of some new forms of housing, especially the neo-Tuscan disease.
- The cultural politics of the Queensland house
- An article by Jennifer Craik.
Great Stuff on Amazon
The Kingdom Where Nobody Dies
Set in Brisbane, this fiction novel features a number of Queenslander houses. The author's obvious love for the architectural design shines through in her description of each house.
Amazon Price: $27.95 (as of 07/06/2009) 
Queenslander Renovation and Maintenance
- Finlaysons
- A family owned timber and hardware business in East Brisbane with loads of things to help you renovate your Queenslander. They also have a Renovators Club you can join.
- Colonial Building Company
- The Colonial Building Company specialises in building new Queenslander and Colonial style homes. Make sure you check out the gallery photos!
- HomeSite - Raising A Queenslander
- Article and photos on raising and building under a Queenslander.
- HomeSite - Restoring An Over-renovated Colonial Home
- Article and photos on renovating and restoring a Queenslander that was in bad shape.
Queenslander Houses on eBay
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Reader Feedback
Do you live in a Queenslander style home? What year was it built? Have you renovated it or are you planning to? What's your favourite feature of these old beauties?
Bill-Hutchison wrote...
We've been renovating our Queenslander for the last three years in Townsville, Australia. It's been a challenging experience for us, and we have written about it at Renovate Australia. After doing it for the last three years I don't think that I would do it again ...
Posted September 10, 2008
MadonnaJ wrote...
Hi Sammie
Great lens - absolutely agree with you that Queenslanders are fantastic homes to live in. For renovations on Queenslanders or any other type of construction work in Brisbane contact Edge Built Construction Brisbane
Posted March 20, 2008
Valkyrie wrote...
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Posted July 08, 2007
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by Sammie
Hi from Queensland, Australia! I've put together a few lenses on my passions and interests.
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