Mooloomburram

Andrew Lang Petrie’s house.

The house was built by Petrie for its owner Andrew Lang Petrie, the eldest son of John Petrie. Andrew Lang Petrie brought his second wife (Eliza Anne Agnes Luya) to the new house after their marriage on 14 April 1886.

Mooloomburram was taken from the Maroochy Aboriginal dialect combining Mooloon (shady tree) with burran (parrot). Andrew crafted the stained glass windows to incorporate his initials, the Petrie family crest and the house name. The family used many of its own building materials including stone from its quarry, bricks from its brickworks, blinds and furniture. Petrie bricks were used for the foundations and the undercroft where the bricks are installed to create a breezeway to allow the house to be cooled like a typical Queenslander. Petrie bricks were also used to line the driveway, but unfortunately these were covered over in 2011 when the driveway was asphalted.

Andrew Petrie was a keen gardener and planted bunya and hoop pines as well as an orchard. By 1890, there was a circular driveway, a statue, and trees and vines.

Mooloomburram is now the school house for St Margarets Anglican School, which is located on Petrie Street, Ascot.

Location: Ascot, Brisbane Year: 1886