Woodlands, Ashgrove

Woodlands is a single-story timber residence in Ashgrove featuring six main rooms, high ceilings, and intricate cedar joinery throughout the interior. The property sits among mature trees such as weeping figs, silky oaks, and jacarandas that frame the main building.

Professor John Henry Pepper built the main house in 1883 after acquiring the land from William Widdop, a transaction tied to a legal dispute over mining rights. An Art Deco extension was added in 1933 and has remained unchanged since then.

The residence reflects how affluent Brisbane residents of the 1880s chose to live and build their homes with specific architectural tastes. The spacious rooms and carefully planted mature trees show the lifestyle and priorities of people from that era.

The house is located on Woodland Street and surrounded by garden trees that provide shade and define the setting. Visitors will find the mature vegetation creates natural screening and contributes to the sense of being in an established neighborhood.

The 1933 Art Deco extension features distinctive diagonal cross designs in timber that are rarely seen in Australian homes from that period. This detail was carefully preserved and reveals how earlier owners experimented with modern design movements.

Location: Queensland

GPS coordinates: -27.44460,152.99800

Latest update: December 14, 2025 18:03