Greystaines

The land where Greystaines was built, along the southern slope of Hamilton Hill overlooking the Brisbane River and with frontage to the road along the river leading to Eagle Farm was first proclaimed for sale in September 1853. Allotments 6 to 9 of portion 1 (totalling just under ) were acquired by William Robert Howe Weekes. The building’s roofs were mottled tiles. When apartments, they had separate garages, two bedrooms, lounge, living room, laundry, kitchen, bathroom and balconies front and back. The interior wall decorations were wallpaper, the bathrooms tiled. Around 1950 part of the frontage of the building was resumed to allow widening of the road. It changed hands in 2005 for $2,550,00 and was converted into a single dwelling. == Description ==

Greystaines is situated on the south east slope of Toorak or Hamilton Hill, fronting Kingsford Smith Drive. It has views of the Brisbane River and across Bulimba, Newstead and the City centre. It had a multi-hipped roof of terracotta tiles. The central bay in the front elevation had a wide gable, below which, on each level, was arcaded verandas with barley twist columns supporting the arches opening onto exposed balconies with balustrades. Either side of the central front bay there were projecting bays with bay windows. Detailing was spare and well executed. Cornices were plain, skirtings simple. There was a wide plate rail in the halls. Doors had full height vertical recessed panels and the drawing rooms on the upper floors had wide doors with multiple rectangular panes of glass set in narrow cames. The building makes a strong aesthetic contribution to the streetscape along Kingsford Smith Drive and is prominent when viewed from the Hamilton Reach of the Brisbane River. == References ==