Gowrie House
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Gowrie House, 2000
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| Location | 112 Mary Street, East Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°33′35″S 151°58′01″E / 27.5597°S 151.9669°ECoordinates: 27°33′35″S 151°58′01″E / 27.5597°S 151.9669°E |
| Design period | 1900 - 1914 (early 20th century) |
| Built | c. 1901 |
| Architect | Henry James (Harry) Marks |
| Official name: Gowrie House, Largo | |
| Type | state heritage (landscape, built) |
| Designated | 25 August 2000 |
| Reference no. | 601307 |
| Significant period | 1900s, 1930s, 1940s (fabric) 1945- (social) |
| Significant components | kitchen/kitchen house, trees/plantings, steps/stairway, stained glass window/s, residential accommodation - main house |
 Location of Gowrie House in Queensland
Location of Gowrie House in Queensland
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Gowrie House is a heritage-listed villa at 112 Mary Street, East Toowoomba, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by architect Henry James (Harry) Marks and built c. 1901. It is also known as Largo. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 25 August 2000.
The low-set brick house, Largo, on the corner of Arthur and Mary Street was designed by Harry Marks for prominent Toowoomba businessman Alexander Mayes and built probably in 1901, and definitely by 1902.
Architect Harry Marks was born and trained in Toowoomba and he and his father James Marks have been described as dominating the architectural profession for more than half a century. While Harry Marks designed a number of buildings on the Darling Downs and in Brisbane, most of his work was in Toowoomba. He designed a number of buildings including Rodway, St James Parish Hall, St Luke's Church Hall and Gladstone House and Cottage. Marks was not only a good architect; he was an inventive one, and he patented some of his innovative solutions such as his Austral window.
Alexander Mayes born at Largo, Fifeshire, Scotland, in 1859 came out to Queensland and established himself as a Toowoomba builder and contractor in 1886. He is known to have worked on the Toowoomba City Hall, Toowoomba Post Office, Tooowoomba Masonic Hall, Commercial Bank, Toowoomba Technical College and Vacy Hall and many private homes. He was mayor of Toowoomba in 1896, 1903, 1912 and was the first mayor of the enlarged city of Toowoomba 1916-1917. He was also active in the community serving on the School of Arts and Technical College, East Toowoomba School Committee, was a staunch Mason and was honorary superintendent of the Toowoomba Fire Brigade for 42 years. He was also involved with the Austral Association.
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