Vida and Jayne Lahey's House, historic site in Queensland, Australia

Vida and Jayne Lahey's House is a timber building in Brisbane designed in the early 1920s and built from wood sourced from the family's own mill. Originally built in Canungra, the structure was moved to its current location in St Lucia in 1946, where it retains its carefully finished timber walls, ceilings, and handcrafted details.

Romeo Lahey designed the house, completed in 1920 on a spur of the Darlington Range above Canungra, using timber from the family mill. It was later moved into Canungra township, where David Lahey and his wife Jane lived in it. David died in 1942, leaving it to his unmarried daughters Vida and Jayne, who moved it to St Lucia in 1946.

The house is closely tied to Vida Lahey, one of Queensland's first women to make a career as a painter. Her legacy in supporting the arts and the family's connection to craftsmanship and nature continue to shape how people understand this place.

The house is located in St Lucia, a suburb of Brisbane, and can be viewed from outside with its timber work and details clearly visible. Visitors should note that it is a preserved historical building and respect for its age and condition is required.

When the house was moved to St Lucia in 1946 it was turned on its side, so the original double front door became a side entrance off a new balcony. The paved loggia and the rear wing with laundry and bathroom stayed behind in Canungra, still standing in February 1995 on either side of a newer house.