Stonehouse, Moore, Heritage-listed former homestead and inn in Moore, Australia
Stonehouse, Moore is a group of stone buildings on the D'Aguilar Highway, once part of the old coach road between Esk and Nanango. The complex includes a five-roomed stone house begun by stonemason Charles Williams, along with a kitchen, pantry, store and butcher's shop added between 1874 and 1888. Stables stood on the river flats across the road.
Robert Williams selected 2,442 acres from the Colinton lease in 1874 and named the property after his home village in Gloucestershire. His brother Charles, a stonemason, began the five-room stone house, and Robert obtained a hotel licence in 1880. The licence was forfeited in 1884 after Williams was threatened with an axe while intervening in a quarrel; he kept lodging travellers, and the ballad Brisbane Ladies names Stonehouse as a stop.
Robert Williams named the property after his home village of Stonehouse in Gloucestershire, England. The name later became corrupted to "Stone House" or "Stone Houses". The inn served coach passengers on the Esk–Nanango route, and the 19th-century ballad Brisbane Ladies mentions it as a stop on the road.
The buildings sit on elevated ground, allowing comfortable approach from multiple directions. The site sits within open rural landscape, providing space for unhurried exploration and viewing of the exterior structures.
Robert Williams named the property after his home village in Gloucestershire, England. The name later became corrupted to "Stone House" or "Stone Houses" because the buildings were made of stone. The 19th-century ballad Brisbane Ladies mentions Stonehouse as a stop on the road.
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