The Queensland Scottish Corp in front of Fernberg, Brisbane, 1887 (168/196)

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The Queensland Scottish Corp in front of Fernberg, Brisbane, 1887

Johann Heussler, a wealthy Brisbane merchant purchases 22 acres of land from the Government in 1862 and made plans to build a house there. Local architect Benjamin Backhouse designed a house in 1865, to be constructed from stone excavated on site combined with a cement and lime mixture.

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