Plus: where Bardon gets its name, a STUNNING Rosewood church & house and a trap when dating a house!

🏠🔎 HOUSE DETECTIVE DIARIES: EPISODE 12 🔎🏠

In this episode, I delve into Brisbane's history and my recent house history research and discuss where the suburb of Bardon gets its name, take your on a virtual tour of two AMAZING buildings at Rosewood (a church and a grand historic home), warn you about a house history research trap when dating your home (never judge a book by its cover!) and investigate whether any evidence of a grand old home at Dutton Park survives!

00:00 Intro
00:47 Why is it called Bardon?
02:33 A religious experience at Rosewood
06:23 It's a trap!
09:03 Traces of a Dutton Park historic home
11:08 Brisbane backyards in 1912
13:43 Outro

I'm an architectural historian called The House Detective. I research houses and find out amazing things about their history all the time, so I thought I would share some of them with you all!

I really hope you enjoy watching! Let me know what your favourite discovery was! And don’t forget to like and subscribe!

house history research, house histories, house research, when was my house built, local history, Queensland History, Brisbane backyards, Queenslander houses, Queensland house

[pelicanformation]

That house in Rosewood is stunning. I noticed it doing a housecall to a patient. It just WOW.

[coasterblocks]

I have a friend who recently bought a house outside Stanthorpe and moved there. I love every visit seeing the old buildings and houses. It’s such a charming town.

[BarryMartin-lgoj]

My family and I settled in Rosewood 42 years ago after my service in the RAAF and we have passed Glendalough immeasurable times with wonder. It was very overgrown when we first saw it and in recent years it has been a lot of effort has gone into it's clearing of the yard. We always wondered what it was like inside.

[helennadohle]

That church in rosewood is fantastic! I hope it gets the funding it needs.

If you like country drives, you should check out the Stonehouse in Moore! It is having an open day and it's sesquicentary on the weekend of the 27th of July. It's a real treasure for those who love local history.

[lillisaski]

The modernisation of older houses in the 20s and 30s definitely adds further dimensions to researching, doesn't it? Fascinating, thanks.

[AnarchyEnsues]

I like using the corley explorer page to see all the houses I used to live in, and what they looked like in the 60s-70s...

[ceedeekaytee]

That is a huge timber church but beautiful nonetheless.
An ABC report in 2020 said it is going to be restumped if they can raise the money so the fence may be a sign that works are about to commence.
Fingers crossed. 🤞🤞

[melissamclelland]

I have family who live in Rosewood and I've always visited since I was a kid. Two families live at the western end of William St. and have done so for a few decades. I love that place. I'll have to check out 'Glendalough'. There is so much of my family history in SEQLD. My Great-Grandfather was James Palmer - the lighthouse keeper on Moreton Island. I'm probably as obsessed as you are about the history of homes, streets, etc - have been since a child. Fascinating what you can find when you go down the rabbit holes. Love these videos! Thank you.

[johnmountford]

I was very interested in the section on Dutton Park. I actually had people stop at our house in Bower St who were looking for Wachumba house. Thanks for your videos.

[FrothNinja]

Until I was 17 I lived just up the road from Bardon House - never got to go inside.

[cinemaipswich]

The coloured porphyry stone street curbing in New Farm comes from a mine that is now the Spring Hill State School.

[annaday]

People who live in Dutton Park call Deighton as in "die", long i sound. And Tillot is stressed on the second syllable as in tiLOT. It would be nice to know where Lindon House was located - the home of Lot 190 on that map and the street it was named after. The house named after Grove street still exists at the end of Lindon.

[antoncarmoducchi]

My wife and I nearly bought an equally impressive old mansion in Rosewood in a less prominent position on the other side of the roundabout. The town has a rich history.