Bellevue Homestead

Bellevue Homestead is a property saved from inundation by the Wivenhoe Dam construction in the mid-1970s. It was purchased by the National Trust and relocated, operating as a house museum until 2004. It is currently privately owned but remains a hospitality and events venue. The property was originally part of the Wivenhoe grazing run, which originally ran sheep but later converted to cattle in the mid-1870s. In 1884 was acquired by James Taylor for his son George. George Taylor died in 1899. His widow, formerly Edith Harris, daughter the Harris’s of Newstead House Brisbane; remained at Bellevue and married the pastoralist Charles Lumley Hill in 1901. Bellevue was the social centre of the district. At its peak, c.1910, the 5,600 hectares station had a Hereford stud of national renown. The Taylor family owned it until the early 1950s. Bellevue’s new site is opposite the Coominya railway station. It consists of the main house, encircled by verandahs, with a spine of kitchen, stores and servants' hall attached at right angles, forming a T-shaped plan. A caretaker's cottage is attached to the south corner forming a southern courtyard, and a row of stables and barn are located further to the southwest. Please note - This is a private residence and not publicly accessible.