Keywords: StateLibQld 2 70839 Rathdonnell House at Auchenflower, Brisbane, 1931.jpg en Rathdonnell House at Auchenflower Brisbane 1931 Rathdonnell House at Auchenflower was built in 1863 for Mr Randall Macdonnell a Scottish immigrant and Under Secretary for Education The name is one of a family home in the old country and means 'Donnell's Hill' The original brick home had a tall sloping roof which was covered in slates with projecting eaves and a dormer window The home was recently modernised by the Thomson family who added a Georgian revival facade with an extensive second storey and gabled corner rooms Information taken from The Queenslander 8 October 1931 p 35 Caption on photograph Rathdonnell from the garden as it was before being reconstructed recently 1931 handle 10462/deriv/86102 The Queenslander 8 October 1931 p 28 Contributor s Queenslander PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Dormer windows in Australia Black and white photographs Brick houses in Queensland Chimneys in Queensland 1931 in Brisbane Houses in Auchenflower Queensland |