The Ashgrovian House

Ashgrovian houses are a variation of a Queenslander, built between the 1920's and the 1930's in the suburb of Ashgrove.  Some of the distinctive features of an Ashgrovian House is, they are fronted with a grand gable roof and often surrounded by secondary smaller gables behind.  The smaller gables are usually the shelter of a verandah or a sleep-out.  A staircase almost always dominates the front yard, leading to a large verandah; which in later years was most commonly filled with extra rooms.  Another great quality of the Ashgrovian House is they have wide spacious rooms, and they were designed to increase the flow of air because of their large doors of windows, which is great for living in Queensland.  Most of the Ashgrovian/Queenslanders are built with wood and metal/steel roofs, with a corrugated iron design.  In summary the Ashgrovian House is a great feature of the Ashgrove area and its significance will always be recongised in the Ashgrove and Brisbane history.