Cottage (68 Stephen Street)
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68 Stephen Street is a heritage-listed cottage in South Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. It is one of the earliest surviving dwellings in Toowoomba, the land having been part of one of the first subdivisions when the town was developed. It was built by the mid-1860s for Charles Taylor, who was described in his will as a "well-sinker", and was constructed using laterite, an uncommon material in Toowoomba buildings.
Cottage, 68 Stephen Street | |
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Location | 68 Stephen Street, South Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia |
Coordinates | 27.5728°S 151.9427°E / -27.5728; 151.9427 |
Design period | 1840s–1860s (mid-19th century) |
Built | 1860s–1920s |
Official name | Cottage (68 Stephen Street) |
Type | state heritage (built) |
Designated | 20 February 1995 |
Reference no. | 601313 |
Significant period | 1860s, 1910s–1920s (fabric) 1860s (historical) |
Significant components | extension/s or addition/s, residential accommodation – main house, furniture/fittings |
The building was originally recorded as being a single-storey four-room stone cottage. The original calico ceilings were lined in the 1910s and the exterior of the cottage was rendered at about this time. A new bathroom, and kitchen/dining area appears to have been added to the rear of the cottage during the 1920s. A toilet and laundry block has also been added at the rear of the cottage. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 20 February 1995.[1]