Redlands, Toowoomba
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Redlands, now Concordia College Administration Centre, 1992
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| Location | 154 Stephen Street, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°34′20″S 151°55′47″E / 27.5722°S 151.9296°ECoordinates: 27°34′20″S 151°55′47″E / 27.5722°S 151.9296°E |
| Design period | 1870s - 1890s (late 19th century) |
| Built | 1889 - 1930s circa |
| Built for | Edmund Wilcox |
| Architect | James Marks |
| Official name: Concordia College Administration Centre, Redlands | |
| Type | state heritage (built, landscape) |
| Designated | 21 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600869 |
| Significant period | 1880s-1910s (historical) 1880s-1930s? (fabric) 1940s- (social) |
| Significant components | lead light/s, garden - bed/s, lawn/s, residential accommodation - main house, sports field/oval/playing field, tree groups - avenue of, carriage way/drive, garden/grounds |
 Location of Redlands in Queensland
Location of Redlands in Queensland
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Redlands is a heritage-listed villa at 154 Stephen Street, Toowoomba, Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by architect James Marks and built from 1889 to c. 1930. It is also known as Concordia College Administration Centre. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
Redlands, a two-storeyed brick residence, was designed by Toowoomba architect James Marks and built by Henry Andrews in 1889 for Edmund Wilcox, a merchant and prominent citizen of Toowoomba. Redlands was originally built on about 28 acres of land near the Drayton Road, approximately 1? miles from Toowoomba.
Wilcox received his early business training with the firm of Messrs Cribb and Foote of Ipswich and with Holberton's of Toowoomba. Later, Wilcox together with his brother Robert founded the firm Wilcox Brothers merchants, located in Ruthven Street for a number of years. Wilcox Brothers eventually sold out to Messrs Laidlaw and Peak.
The outbuildings originally included a 3-stalled stable, harness room, carpenter's shop, two bedrooms, fodder room, coach house and hay loft; battened fowl house, piggery, and cow pens, to accommodate Wilcox's interest in farming pursuits as a hobby at Redlands.
The foundations of Redlands are reputedly of local bluestone, the bricks supplied by the local brick and tile company, the glass by Exton and Gough of Brisbane, and the iron railing for the balcony and cresting by the Toowoomba Foundry. Redlands is said to still have the original corrugated iron roof which was imported from England and which bears the stamp of its producer on every sheet.
The avenue of Norfolk and Bunya pines lining the approach to Redlands was planted when the house was constructed. It is thought that Wilcox also created the "teardrop" garden at the front of the building, complete with fountain, at around the same time. The original fountain has since been replaced.
In 1919, some time after his retirement, Wilcox sold Redlands to Dr Alexander Horn. In 1921 Redlands was sold to Mr Edward Farmer, a grazier. In 1945 the Lutheran Church resolved to purchase Redlands from Farmer's widow, for a sum of approximately ₤5000.
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