Hughesville, Eight Mile Plains

Hughesville is a single-story timber house in Eight Mile Plains, Queensland, built with wide verandahs supported by cast-iron columns and decorative balustrading. A central hallway runs through the interior, lined throughout with red cedar woodwork.

Richard Hughes purchased land in the area in 1892 and built the house at the intersection of Logan and Padstow Roads. Its construction reflects the building style of the 1890s and shows typical features of the late colonial period.

The residence reflects how affluent families in Queensland lived during the late 1800s, with its design showing the comfort and craft traditions of that era. Wide verandahs and local cedar woodwork demonstrate the building standards that wealthy households expected.

The house sits on Logan Road in the Eight Mile Plains area and now functions as office space following its restoration. Access and visiting times depend on its current use as a private building.

The property includes an unlined kitchen house with its original brick fireplace, telling its own story of household operations from that time. The grounds are also home to three historic trees, including two camphor laurels and a large mango tree.