page_title: Ashgrove, Queensland
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Ashgrove, Queensland / History
caption_attribution_description: English: In 1864 Daniel Rowntree Somerset purchased the land and built his “U“ shaped house with granite external walls and shingle roof and it is he who named the Estate St John’s Wood. He resided there for four years, leaving after the death of his wife. The next occupier was George Rogers Harding, initially a young Barrister who became a prominent Judge. Harding then carried out major extensions to the residence, out-houses and yards. This is a photo of the Residence with the alterations in 1880s.
context_page_description: Ashgrove is a suburb in the City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Ashgrove had a population of 13,039 people.
context_section_description: Ashgrove's native name is 'Kallindarbin' and was originally inhabited by the indigenous 'Turrbal' or 'Duke of York clan'. The main thoroughfare, Waterworks Road, was built on a Turrbal pathway that led to Mount Coot-tha, a place of the 'Honey-Bee Dreaming' and to the Enoggera Reservoir. The first sales of freehold land commenced in 1856, and ceased in 1875 when all available land was sold. Soon after sale of land stopped, the first school (the Ashgrove State School) and post office was established.
  The area remained primarily a farming district until the end of the 19th century, when growth accelerated with the sale of land which housed one of the first homesteads in the area, the 'Granite House' in the area still known as St Johns Wood.
  Ashgrove State School opened on 22 January 1877. A preschool centre was attached on 2 May 1944.
  In July 1878, 25 lots of the Ithaca Creek Estate portion 664 were offered for sale, surveyed by E. MacDonnell. A plan shows the lots with one frontage to Waterworks Road and the other to Ithaca Creek. A classified advertisement states the estate is situated just beyond the residences of  Misters E. Hooker, W. Arundell, and Craig, adjoining on the city side the property of Mr C. J. Graham.
  Two portions of the Holmesbrook Estate were advertised for sale by auction on 16 December 1878 by John Cameron. The estate was advertised as 160 half acre allotments bordered to the north by Enoggera Creek and to the south by the main Waterworks Road.
  Circa 1880, 11 subdivided allotments of "Bristol Estate" were auctioned by J. Barger & Co. A map advertising the auction shows that the Estate is on Main Waterworks Road.
  In November 1888, 67 subdivided allotments of "Lilley's Hill" were auctioned by W. J. Hooker. A map advertising the auction shows that the site has frontages to: Main Waterworks Road, Clifton Street, Clifton Terrace, Windsor Road, Oval (Victoria Street) Road, Prospect Terrace and Charles Street.
  In April 1914, 95 residential sites named as Hawthorn Park, formerly known as Sir Samuel Griffiths Paddock were auctioned by Cameron Brothers. A map advertising the auction states that the estate is four minutes' walk from the Red Hill tram line. The land faces the main Waterworks Road and Woodland Street to the north.
  In July 1917 the "Greenwood Estate", made up of 68 allotments surrounding Quandong Street, was advertised to be auctioned by Isles, Love & Co. A map advertising the auction states that the estate was three minutes' walk from the Newmarket tram terminus. The auction was delayed, and was held on 8 September 1917.
  In January 1919 Archbishop of Brisbane James Duhig dedicated a chapel at Ashgrove in the house Beth-Eden. It was planned to build a church and school on the site later. On Sunday 24 April 1921 Duhig laid the foundation stone for the church. Onn Sunday 14 August 1921 Duhig officially opened and blessed St Finbarr's Catholic Church. In May 1924 Ashgrove separated from the Red Hill Catholic parish and become an independent parish.
  In 1920, the tram line was extended from Red Hill, Queensland to Ashgrove, along Waterworks  Road, connecting the suburb with the rest of Brisbane. The tram line closed on Monday 5 August 1968.
  
  In March 1924 the house Glen Lyon and 14 acres (5.7 ha) of surrounding land were purchased by Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane for a Catholic seminary. On Sunday 5 October 1924 Archbishop Duhig blessed the site, noting that Queensland had many candidates for the priesthood who had to be sent to New South Wales for their training, when it was the duty of every diocese to have its own seminary. 
  In August 1924, land was advertised for sale in the Glenlyon Gardens Extension, (Fraser's Paddock) estate by T.M. Burke. A map advertising the sale shows the land bordered by Stewart Road to the north (now Frasers Road) and Mirrabooka Road to the east.
  In 1925 the house Grantuly at was purchased to establish a Catholic school and a convent. Archbishop Duhig invited the Sisters of Charity (then in Sydney) to establish the school and convent. St Finbarr's Catholic School op
caption: "Granite House" in St Johns Wood, 1880
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