Hatherton House, Old Cleveland Road, Coorparoo, Brisbane

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Description: This photo is undated, the date included is an estimate only. The following description was included on the library website: Hatherton, a two-storeyed brick residence was erected in 1886 near the intersection of Old Cleveland and Cavendish Roads in Coorparoo. It was originally built for the Nicklin family but in March 1912 it was purchased by the Methodist Church and converted to the Queen Alexandra Home for Children. In the early 1960s the house was purchased by the Queensland State Government and know as Alexandra House. It has also been used as the College of Catering and Hospitality Services, Coorparoo, being renamed the College of Tourism and Hospitality (COTAH), in 1984.
Date: c. 1950
Source: Picture Queensland, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland
Rights: This image is out of copyright. You are free to use this image without permission. Please attribute State Library of Queensland.
Archival Reference: John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland Image number: 200443
External URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10462/deriv/116462

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