Laurel Hill Farmhouse, Heritage-listed farmhouse in Willow Vale, Gold Coast, Australia

Laurel Hill Farmhouse is a single-storeyed timber farm house with an attic, built by carpenter Alexander Fortune for William Doherty in 1883–1884. It stands at 105 Ruffles Road, Willow Vale, on the upper Hotham Creek in the City of Gold Coast. The house was considered the finest residence in the Pimpama district at the time.

William Doherty, an Irish-born selector, took up portion 21 on Hotham Creek in 1874 and named the property Laurel Hill. After gaining title in January 1884, he had Coomera carpenter Alexander Fortune build this single-storeyed timber house with attic, completed that year. Doherty grew arrowroot and erected his own processing mill, remnants of which survive. The house passed to his son Alex after his death in 1904.

The farmhouse reflects the working life of rural Queensland families who turned to specialty crops when sugar became less profitable. The simple design shows how the building adapted to serve both home and farm operations.

The property sits on rural land accessed by Ruffles Road in a farming area with limited nearby amenities. As it holds heritage status, visitors should check access conditions beforehand to ensure the property is open for viewing.

William Doherty built his own arrowroot mill at Laurel Hill in the first half of 1884, and remnants of it survive on the property. By that year he had 40 to 50 acres under arrowroot. In 1897 the Queensland Lands Department photographed the house as an example of a successful selector's home.