Turrawan, Heritage-listed house in Clayfield, Brisbane, Australia.
Turrawan is a heritage-listed detached house at 8 London Road, Clayfield, Brisbane, designed by Robin Dods and built from 1906. It stands on a sloping block supported by high concrete stumps at the eastern end and a brick retaining wall to London Road. The house was rotated on its site to face London Road and now occupies part of its former tennis court. A tiered corner fireplace remains in the former dining room, though the chimneys are no longer present.
Built in 1906 for Dr Arthur Charles Frederick Halford, the house functioned as both a private residence and medical practice from its beginning. This combination of personal and professional use was typical of medical properties from that era.
The house's dual role as residence and surgery reflects a common early-20th-century practice: Dr Halford lived at Turrawan and saw patients in rooms accessed from London Road, while the family entrance faced Sandgate Road. The building later served as a private hospital and, since 1988, as Clayfield House, providing supported accommodation.
Turrawan stands at 8 London Road, Clayfield, on a sloping block held up at the eastern end by high concrete stumps and a brick retaining wall along London Road. The house was rotated on its site to face London Road, so the street frontage now shows the former side of the building. It operates as supported accommodation called Clayfield House, so the interior is not open to visitors; the exterior is seen from the public road.
The house was designed by architect Robin Dods and displays his trademark features such as vertical tongue and groove boards and detailed joinery throughout the interior. These crafted details are signatures of his building style from that period.
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