Inside inner Brisbane heritage farmhouse’s stunning renovation – Beragampengetahuan

This home at 4 Murphy Court, Everton Park, is on the market after a major renovation, priced at offers over $2m. Picture: Scott Burrows.

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A heritage inner city farm house, whose former owner was once a major employer in the Brisbane area, has hit the market with a circa $2m price after an extensive renovation.

The Queenslander which sits on an 805sq m parcel of land at 4 Murphy Court, Everton Park has witnessed major changes over the years but none as sophisticated as its new configuration with four bedrooms, three bathrooms, two living spaces and expansive verandas.

Believed to have been built around 1913, the Everton Park home was steeped in history when one of the country’s biggest developers Mirvac bought it with surrounding land to create the $86m Ashford Residences community.

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A file picture of the farmhouse which is believed to have been built in 1913. Picture: Supplied

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The home at 4 Murphy Court, Everton Park, is on the market priced at offers over $2m. Picture: Scott Burrows.

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Mirvac general manager residential Queensland, Warwick Bible, said his team was very excited with how the home’s renovation program had turned out, with major updates put in throughout to ensure it was ready for a new family to create memories.

“The home was part of the Murphy family’s story for several generations, and they have told us how many happy memories they shared there over the years, right through to great-great-great grandchildren.”

Mr Bible said “we have taken care to preserve and restore the heritage features of the home, while giving it a contemporary farmhouse design for a new family to love and cherish for many years to come”.

The lower level allowed modern additions to be made to the layout.

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The home’s living zone flows into a relatively spacious backyard. Picture: Scott Burrows.

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Brisbane City Council heritage records state “’Paddy Murphy’s paddock’ became a well-known location in Everton Park, and the dairy farm was a local employer as well as supplier”.

“Local residents recalled collecting milk from the dairy, while others worked there, having to milk ‘about 40 cows each day by hand’.”

“In 1932 Murphy was listed as one of the ‘leading dairymen’ from whom it was possible to obtain raw warm milk. In the 1940s army drills were reportedly carried out in the paddock.”

‘Murphy House’ has been reimagined for the future, catering to modern families but also keeping its past alive in architectural features. Picture: Scott Burrows.

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“As residential development began to encroach on the paddock after World War II, residents built wire fences around their new houses ‘to prevent the cattle in Murphy’s paddock from rubbing up against it until the mortar set’.”

The family was so intertwined with the suburb that a bridge on the Kedron Brook bikeway was known as ‘Murphy’s Crossing’ in recognition of their connection to the area, according to council.

Given its rare heritage, calibre, size and location, the home was expected to see a high level of enquiries from buyers looking for a substantial family home close to the CBD.

The windows were among features that retain the Queenslander feel. Picture: Scott Burrows.

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Among the changes put in by Mirvac was a modern downstairs set up with a free-flowing kitchen, dining and lounge, along with a bedroom, study nook, bathroom and laundry, and an outdoor veranda.

The home was redesigned for entertaining with a contemporary kitchen featuring a generous white island bench and dark cabinets complemented by dark European oak engineered timber flooring.

Upstairs, where the heritage features are celebrated extensively, there is a master bedroom with walk-in-robe, two more bedrooms, a study, bathroom and multipurpose area. The home’s wraparound outdoor veranda and enclosed sunroom upstairs were also stunning reminders of its Queenslander heritage.

Outside, Mirvac ensured the landscaping was kept subtropical to suit Brisbane’s climate, and give residents a beautiful outlook.

Multiple windows let in light in one of the large bedrooms in the home. Picture: Scott Burrows.

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Brisbane City Council has the home listed in its heritage records as “Murphy’s Dairy Residence” also known as “Trout’s Farmhouse” – a Queenslander from the interwar period 1919-1939.

According to the council’s heritage citation, “Murphy’s Dairy Residence was probably built circa 1913 for Richard Trout, who operated a branch of the family butchering business in Everton Park”.

“In 1936 the house and land was transferred to Patrick Murphy, who had established a dairy farm in the area in the 1920s. Murphy’s dairy was a major local employer and was one of the last surviving dairy farms in Brisbane.”

The home was said to be important because it demonstrated “the evolution or pattern of the city’s or local area’s history as an early twentieth century farmhouse that survives as a reminder of Everton Park’s early development as a rural area”.

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