5,711m2

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9 Bedrooms, 4 Bathrooms

Multiple formal and informal living areas

Victorian Architecture with federation-era additions

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Formally Mount St Mary’s Convent for the Sisters of Mercy from 1902 to 2017

Brisbane’s first poured concrete house, built by engineer Charlies Lambert Depree

Heritage-listed, original part of house built in circa 1885

Later attached wing constructed circa 1918

Heritage features include stained glass, decorative timber, historic fabric

Deep ties with catholic education and community memory

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Acquired by Brisbane Boys College in 2022

Block was subdivided to a separate title
 

In total, Goldicott House’s interior is extensive, roughly equivalent to a large mansion or institutional facility. Key components of the accommodation include:

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• Multiple formal and informal living areas: There is an entry hall and central corridor, a living room, a formal lounge or sitting room, and a dining room. These would have served the convent’s needs for congregation and could serve as large entertaining or common areas in a residential use.

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• Two kitchen areas: The property uniquely has two kitchens. One is a more modern kitchen that BBC recently installed. The second is an older-style commercial or communal kitchen, possibly dating from the convent era, used for preparing meals for residents.

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• ​Bedrooms: There are approximately 10 bedrooms throughout the building. These were used as nuns’ bedrooms and student dormitory rooms historically. They vary in size; some are dormitory-style rooms that housed multiple occupants and would need reconfiguration for modern bedroom use, whereas others are private rooms.

 

• Bathrooms: There are about 3 bathrooms existing. These include communal bathroom facilities (with multiple stalls/showers) given the prior use, rather than en-suites.

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• Additional interior spaces: There are various storage rooms, a laundry/utility room and a sunroom (an enclosed verandah space functioning as a casual sitting area).

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• Enclosed verandahs: Some verandah sections have been closed in to create extra indoor space or sleeping porches. There may also be open verandah or deck spaces attached to the building (though much of it appears enclosed or internalized now).

 

• Circulation: Given the building’s size, it includes hallways, an internal staircase for the two-storey wing, and possibly secondary staircases or exits (fire stairs or exterior stairs) installed to meet building codes when it was used as dormitory accommodation.

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