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02-SEP-2013

Princess Row

ME ~ I love heritage and it's history.
Andrew Petrie was a pioneer of Brisbane and his son, John, was the first mayor of the town of Brisbane in 1859.

Princess Row Petrie Terrace, Brisbane
Originally known as Costin’s Cottages, the owner of these, one of Brisbane’s earliest rows of terrace houses c1863, was colonial Queen St chemist and onetime property guru William Costin who had acquired three acres on Petrie Terrace.
The four terrace houses, which consisted of four rooms and two small attics each were occupied at the time Brisbane Grammar School was established in 1869 by about a dozen student boarders and later by Queensland’s Registrar General Henry Jordan who had bought the cottages in 1870 after Costin went bankrupt in the late 1860s.


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borisalex04-Sep-2013 12:35
Good story and shot!
LynnH04-Sep-2013 01:07
I really love history and historic architecture. These row houses are interesting!
bill friedlander03-Sep-2013 21:18
Lovely shot of these old homes! The attic windows were a great idea. V
Fay Stout03-Sep-2013 20:59
Always nice when history is preserved. I think down here they simply tear things down and put in more parking lots, strip malls, and roads!
marko gregoric03-Sep-2013 19:28
Very interesting shot. V
Jackdad03-Sep-2013 17:04
Must be noisy when it rains. ;-)
Frank Brault03-Sep-2013 16:47
A lovely image of this old terrace housing. Thanks for the history. V
Colin Storey03-Sep-2013 16:04
Great image against that lovely blue sky.
J. Scott Coile03-Sep-2013 15:28
What a great aged tin roof.
Stephanie03-Sep-2013 13:35
Charming capture of these historical homes! Your lighting is superb Laine! :)
Yvonne03-Sep-2013 11:24
I hope they survive another 150-years - a lovely story Laine!
wernere0103-Sep-2013 10:08
When I was younger, I liked to live under the roof and had a similar flat. Fine architecture.
Janice Dunn03-Sep-2013 08:03
So these houses are still habitable? Amazing architecture
Mieke WA Minkjan03-Sep-2013 07:20
great shot Laine of the Petrie Terrace houses!
Bill Miller03-Sep-2013 07:15
It is fascinating how old houses have such changeable careers and uses over time. Lots of memories intertwined.
Bryan Murahashi03-Sep-2013 04:19
A very nice capture of this row of houses and its history. V
Guest 03-Sep-2013 00:09
Great pov and interesting scene... I like history too.
woody3402-Sep-2013 23:54
Interesting history information.The line of attic windows is so reminiscent and typical of the building style of that era...good angle for this shot...V
christopheru02-Sep-2013 23:50
Heritage and history, two great things :)
Carol Rollins02-Sep-2013 22:55
A great slice of history shown here with your photo and your information.
godro02-Sep-2013 22:32
I like it!
Coleen Perilloux Landry02-Sep-2013 22:10
Great shot. This could have been taken here in Louisiana. Love the similarities.
Faye White02-Sep-2013 22:01
Beautiful architectural details!
Mairéad02-Sep-2013 22:00
Nice to see them still standing and I love that bright blue sky.
I'm very interested in history too, especially that of old buildings.
Terry Sprague02-Sep-2013 21:51
So very important to keep history alive. Beautiful structure and capture.
Karen Stuebing02-Sep-2013 21:18
Beautiful, historic architecture. I love this capture of it with the trees and the bright blue sky.
Johnny JAG02-Sep-2013 20:29
Great to see some history still standing
joseantonio02-Sep-2013 20:24
Lovely perspective here.Thank you for the historical information too.V
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