MCQUEEN FAMILY HOME, DEVON ROAD,36
c. 1912B/W Print. Ornate two-storeyed weatherboard house with corrugated iron gabled roof. There are four simple sash windows and an oriel window on the side elevation. Both upper and lower rooms on the right jut forward and both have bay windows with striped corrugated shades. The remaining front section features a verandah with balcony above. All gables have decorative barge boards and shingle infill: all windows have plain lower section and small paned upper section. There is a decorative open picket fence in front of the house and through the open gateway three young girls in white can be seen standing on the verandah.
The house at 36 Devon Road was built by John McQueen, a capenter from Scotland. He, his wife and children lived in tents on the property while he worked nights and weekends to build the house. Originally the house was to be one level, however, during construction his wife gave birth to twins and later another child so he decided to build on a second floor. Upon Johns death, his daughter Charlotte and her husband moved back into the home for several years.
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