Grangehill
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Grangehill, 2008
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| Location | 449 & 451 Gregory Terrace, Spring Hill, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°27′12″S 153°01′41″E / 27.4534°S 153.028°ECoordinates: 27°27′12″S 153°01′41″E / 27.4534°S 153.028°E |
| Design period | 1840s – 1860s (mid-19th century) |
| Built | early 1860s |
| Built for | Alexander Raff |
| Official name: Grangehill, Grange Hill, St Teresa's Church Discalced Carmelite Priory and Retreat Centre | |
| Type | state heritage (landscape, built) |
| Designated | 6 September 1995 |
| Reference no. | 601668 |
| Significant period | 1860s-1920s (fabric, historical) |
| Significant components | residential accommodation – main house, views from, trees/plantings, carriage way/drive, wall/s – retaining, garden/grounds |
 Location of Grangehill in Queensland
Location of Grangehill in Queensland
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Grangehill is a heritage-listed detached house at 449 & 451 Gregory Terrace, Spring Hill, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built in the early 1860s for Alexander Raff. It is also known as Grange Hill and St Teresa's Church Discalced Carmelite Priory & Retreat Centre. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 6 September 1995.
Grangehill is a substantial stone house which was constructed in the early 1860s, as the family home of Alexander Raff, a prominent member of Brisbane society and a later Member of the Queensland Legislative Council.
Alexander Raff was born in Forres, Elginshire, Scotland in July 1820, as the third son of James and Margaret Raff. Alexander arrived in New South Wales in 1845, following his eldest brother, George who had arrived in 1841. After first settling in Victoria pursuing pastoral interests, Alexander arrived in Brisbane, aboard the Souvenir schooner on April 9, 1851.
Alexander Raff was an active member of various organisations and societies, including the Brisbane School of Arts, where he was elected Treasurer in January 1854; the Pilot's Board; the Queensland Horticultural and Agricultural Society and the Queensland Philosophical Society, in both of which he acted as Treasurer during the 1860s. Raff was the first president of the Young Men's Christian Association in Queensland. Other organisations of which he was a member include the Queensland Steam Navigation Company; the Board of National Education pending the passing of the Education Act in 1860; and, later, the men's steering committee for the Brisbane Children's Hospital established in 1878. Alexander was a director of the Scottish Mutual Land and Mortgage Company; the Agricultural Company; the Brisbane Gas Company and National Mutual Life Association. Alexander continued his pastoral interests in Queensland, on his property, Logie Plains on the Darling Downs.
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