State Lib Qld 2 54340 Kirkston, an imposing residence at Windsor, 1931

Kirkston, an imposing residence at Windsor, 1931.
Kirkston, 23 Rupert Street, Windsor, is the work of architect G. H. M. Addison and builder John William Young. This sprawling two-storeyed brick residence was constructed in 1888-1889 for John Henry Flower, a Brisbane solicitor and co-founder of the legal firm Flower & Hart. The name of the house was derived from that of Flower's wife, Dora Kirk.The only time it has not been a private residence was during World War Two when Kirkston was used by American military intelligence. See also Courier Mail, 12 October 1944, p. 4. (Description supplied with photograph).