Bardon House
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Bardon House, circa 1930
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| Location | 41 The Drive, Bardon, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°27′30″S 152°58′49″E / 27.4582°S 152.9804°ECoordinates: 27°27′30″S 152°58′49″E / 27.4582°S 152.9804°E |
| Design period | 1840s - 1860s (mid-19th century) |
| Built | 1864 - 1926 |
| Official name: Bardon House, Franciscan Sisters' Convent | |
| Type | state heritage (landscape, built) |
| Designated | 21 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600053 |
| Significant period | 1860s-1920s (fabric) 1860s - ongoing (historical/social) |
| Significant components | trees/plantings, residential accommodation - main house, fence/wall - perimeter, church |
 Location of Bardon House in Queensland
Location of Bardon House in Queensland
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Bardon House is a heritage-listed detached house at 41 The Drive, Bardon, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1864 to 1926. It is also known as Franciscan Sisters' Convent. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
Bardon House, a two-storeyed stone residence, was constructed in 1864 by Joshua Jeays, builder, architect and early mayor of Brisbane. It is thought that he constructed it for his wife Sarah, who died prior to its completion.
Joshua Jeays arrived in Moreton Bay from England with his family in 1853. He was trained as a carpenter and builder and established himself as a builder and architect in 1857, securing contracts for many notable early Brisbane buildings including Old Government House. After retiring in 1864, he continued to operate his stone quarry at Woogaroo, where the stone for Bardon House was quarried. He was also involved in local politics, becoming an alderman of the Brisbane Municipal Council in its foundation year, 1859 and serving as Mayor of Brisbane in 1864-65.
Upon arrival in Brisbane, Jeays resided at North Quay, later purchasing 39 acres of land at Bardon during the first land sales of the area. It is thought that the house was named Bardon at the request of Jeay's wife who apparently likening the area to Bardon Hills in Leicestershire where the family had lived in England. Bardon subsequently became the name of the surrounding suburb.
Jeays did not reside in the house, probably due to the early death of his wife, and the house passed into the hands of his children. It is thought that his daughter Sarah and her husband, Charles Lilley (later Sir Charles and Governor of Queensland) resided at the house at some stage. Bardon House left the ownership of the Jeays/Lilley families in 1911, when it was sold to Arthur Exley and two partners. Exley, a school teacher became the sole owner of the house in 1917 and resided in it until James Duhig purchased it for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane in 1925. By the time Duhig purchased Bardon, the grounds had been substantially subdivided.
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