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Kirkston is a heritage-listed villa at 23 Rupert Street, Windsor, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by George Henry Male Addison and built from 1888 to 1889 by John William Young. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. == History == This substantial, two-storeyed brick residence was constructed in 1888-9 for John Henry Flower, a Brisbane solicitor and co-founder of the legal firm of Flower & Hart, which remained prominent until multiple mergers from 2012 saw it become part of international firm K&L Gates.〔 Flower acquired the hilltop site of just over in 1885. He commissioned respected Brisbane architect George Henry Male Addison (formerly of Melbourne) to design the hilltop home, and in 1888 raised a mortgage of £4,000 on the property.〔 Addison advertised for tenders in mid-1888, and a contract for £3,459 was let to Brisbane builder John William Young on 17 July. Young worked rapidly, employing an average of 50 to 70 men throughout the construction period. Foundations and cellar were commenced in early September and within four months the roof was being slated. By late April 1889 the elaborately decorated interior was sufficiently ready for furniture to be moved in (some had been specially built to complement interior finishes), and in June the Flower family took up residence.〔 The name of the house was derived from that of Flower's wife, Dora Kirk.〔 Although John Flower died , the family remained at Kirkston for over 50 years. In the early 1930s the site was subdivided amongst Flower's heirs and the house was bequeathed to Rupert Wickham Flower.〔 Richard Henry Trotter purchased the house on just over half an acre (0.2 hectare) in 1941, and apart from three years during the early 1940s when it housed an American military intelligence unit, Kirkston has remained a family residence. One of the more flamboyant of recent owners was Paddy John Stephens of Paddys Markets fame at Teneriffe (1982-7).〔 Kirkston remains a local landmark, with the early occupants commemorated by the local street names of Flower and Rupert.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Kirkston」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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