Description
Rosehill was built in ca 1896. Originally the land was owned by Mr Edward Thomas Smith who had purchased the selection in 1887 and later sold to the Atkinson family in 1894. The timber used in the construction of Rosehill was reportedly part of a barn that stood in Gympie, and the stumps were of turpentine wood, however these were subsequently replaced with gum and bloodwood stumps sawn from timbers cut on the property.
The house features a broad pyramid roof that extends out to incorporate the deep verandahs with simply detailed timber rails. A 1928 sales advertisement by L. J. Thomas & Son Auctioneers, described Rosehill as a “magnificent home, beautifully furnished, contains large airy rooms, high walls, lined and ceiled, and painted in and out.” In 1989 the house was moved back from its original river frontage to its current location on the allotment. The house is typical of the timber and tin houses built along Noosa’s waterways from the 1880s and is early evidence of the development of Noosa North Shore. It has aesthetic value for its built form and architectural features.
