Rodway is a single-storeyed
chamferboard residence with a corrugated iron hipped roof and projecting north
gable. The building, located on the Toowoomba Range, is situated on a south sloping site, overlooking the
Brisbane Valley to the southeast, with a border of mature camphor laurel trees to the west boundary and Norfolk pines to the north. There are verandahs to the south, east, northeast and northwest, and a kitchen wing and an attached enclosed tankstand to the west. The south and northwest verandahs have been enclosed, and the building has timber stumps with batten panel infill, except to the kitchen wing which has a brick base enclosing a laundry and store. There are three brick
chimneys, of which the eastern two are cement rendered. The symmetrical east elevation has a central
porch with an ornately shaped timber surround and a wide flight of timber steps. The open verandahs have an unlined corrugated iron
ogee shaped
awning with timber posts,
brackets and grid-like balustrade. A bay to either side of the entry, and one to the north, pierce the verandah awning and are hipped at the
eaves. These bays, and at either side of the dining room, contain HJ Marks' step-out "disappearing" sash windows. The north projecting dining room bay is surmounted by a gable with timber brackets to either side and decorative timber
bargeboard and finial, with an awning and timber brackets to the
bay window below. The northwest enclosed tankstand is taller, and has a shallow hipped roof and pressed metal window hoods. The main entrance has a panelled cedar door with
leadlight fanlight and
sidelights. Internally, there is a wide central hall with a timber arch, walls are of tongue and groove boards with painted timber
architraves and skirting, and doors are panelled cedar with fanlights. The northeast room has arched divides to the bays, and later fibrous cement ceiling and brick fireplace. The southeast room has an arched divide to the bay, a white marble fireplace surround and more recent ensuite. The dining room has plastered walls and ornate,
pressed metal ceiling and
cornice.
Pressed metal ceilings also feature in the enclosed verandah rooms off the south bedroom and ensuite. The western verandah enclosures include a guest bedroom and storeroom in the tankstand, with the original verandah posts still in place. The kitchen has been remodelled and a bathroom added to the west end of the verandah, with the verandah having an ogee shaped boarded ceiling. Stairs lead down to the laundry, which contains the original copper, and store below. A
chamferboard double garage with a corrugated iron gable roof is located on the boundary to the northwest, with iron gates to the west which originally led to an avenue which accessed the former property to the southwest. The western border of camphor laurel trees remain, the southwest section of which is fenced off to form a horse paddock. The north garden contains two large jacaranda trees with pine trees along the boundary and a timber and wire fence. Garden beds with terracotta tile surrounds and brick drains border the north garden and the grassed
driveway to the east. The southeast area of the site is lower and contains the remains of the original tennis court. == Heritage listing ==