18 Bridge Street

Chelmer QLD 4068

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This premier absolute riverfront allotment is just 16 mins drive from Brisbane's CBD and is walking distance (14 mins) Indooroopilly rail station, Shoppingtown and the dining and retail hubs surrounding. Low traffic, low noise, a rare combination of convenience and amenity
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This truly unique parcel of land is currently home to a livable 1930s cottage which is in sound condition and would be ideal for use as temporary accommodation or rental income.
Boasting two street access and with an emphasis on lifestyle and location, picture yourself soaking up the stunning river spectacle, as river craft and the historic Walter Taylor Bridge provide an ever changing visual feast.
Consider your options and take advantage of this rare opportunity to purchase a large riverfront allotment with a level and 2011 flood free building platform, where you can build a new home in an outstanding location and establish the quality lifestyle you've always dreamt of.
Deceased estate first time offered in 63 years.
Subject to Subdivision Code & Local Plan contained in City 2000 Planning scheme
History of the Property
The land on which the original (whole) house was constructed was part of the Witton Township Estate, subdivided in the 1880s by Andrew Bogle. At the time he was the owner of Witton Manor, which was located on the site of today's Nudgee Junior College.
In February 1886, title for 3 allotments (subdivisions 22 -24 of Portion 25, encompassing the future 18 Bridge street) passed to the Hon. Patrick Perkins, brewer and politician. Perkins had arrived in Victoria from Ireland in 1855. With his brother he set up a store and brewery at Castlemaine. Following a move to Queensland he established a brewery in Toowoomba (1869) and speculated in real estate and mining. Perkins also served as a Queensland MLA and MLC and was at one time the Minister for Lands.
Perkins' purchase of the land at Indooroopilly appears to have been one of his many speculative ventures. In 1891 he mortgaged the 3 allotments, on which no house had at this time been constructed, to William Barker Shaw, a Melbourne merchant and one of the provisional directors of Perkins & Co. at its incorporation in 1882.
By 1892 Perkins' overdraft at the Queensland National Bank was one of the largest in the colony of Queensland (99,485) and financial disaster loomed. He died relatively impoverished in Melbourne in 1901. William Barker Shaw died in 1907 and the mortgage was released in 1908. Title for the allotments passed to Ellen Mary Perkins, Patrick Perkins' widow, in 1913.
New title for the 3 allotments was issued to James Shaw McFarlane and Francis Kearsey Davis in April 1915. James McFarlane was registered as the sole owner in January 1917. A bill of mortgage for 50 was registered on the title in December of the same year (released in 1922), indicating the likely year of construction of the original, large, verandahed Queensland style timber residence on the river.
On the Witton Township estate maps and until 1941-42, nearby Twigg Street was known as Maud Street. Queensland Post Office Directories (QPOD) show James S McFarlane was resident in Maud Street, Indooroopilly, from around 1920, though not for long.
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Additional feature/s - Close to Schools.