“Lakemba House” at 14 Chelmsford Ave, Ipswich is on the market.
A well-known Federation Queenslander has hit the market after 14 years, with the owners ready to pass on their childhood dream home to a new family.
Jason and Simone Hubbard have listed ‘Lakemba House” in Ipswich, west of Brisbane.
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Aerial view of “Lakemba House” in Ipswich.
The home was Jason Hubbard’s dream home for years before he bought it.
The famous residence was the dream home of Mr. Hubbard’s childhood was long before he thought it was his.
“I grew up in Ipswich and watched the journey of this house all my life,” said Mr Hubbard.
“It was always the one on the hill.
“Having it was a dream – something I hoped for since I was young.”
For the Hubbards, the home was also the center of family life.
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Aerial view of “Lakemba House” in Ipswich.
“Lakemba House” in Ipswich.
The building has attracted national attention over the years, including an appearance on the Queensland Weekender, after Ms Hubbard helped co-ordinate Ipswich’s award-winning heritage house program in partnership with the National Trust of Australia (Queensland).
“We moved from Brisbane to Ipswich to raise our family,” said Mrs Hubbard.
“Our children have been a part of this house since day one – drawing, gardening, climbing mangoes, running around the well-kept garden. Some of our best memories happened here – and we have a slide show in the open space to show these wonderful memories.
“There are only a few houses like this left.
“And there are very few who live so high, in this situation, in this position.”
Situated in one of the highest residential areas in Ipswich, Lakemba is one of the city’s most recognizable character homes, commanding sweeping views across Ipswich, to Mt Coot-tha, the D’Aguilar Range, and the fireworks over Brisbane City on a clear night.
Built around 1902 by prominent local architect William Betts, Lakemba is a rare example of a Federation Queenslander with iron porches and multiple front bays – a style now almost extinct in high-rises such as Denmark Hill.
There is plenty of room to relax and unwind.
The home belonged to the extended Cribb family, one of Ipswich’s most influential families, and has long been embedded in the social and architectural history of the town.
The home has been carefully renovated for modern family living, with a design-led update that respects its Federation architecture while delivering scale, flexibility and everyday functionality; at a time when very few homes of this type in Denmark Hill were in such carefully preserved condition.
“Lakemba House” is well known in Ipswich.
It has appeared regularly at open house shows, including the Great Houses of Ipswich, cementing its reputation as a local landmark.
With their children now grown, the couple have made the decision to downsize, making way for a new family to take over one of Ipswich’s most popular addresses.
Agent Paris Arthur of Place Graceville said the home was attracting a lot of people.
“This is not just another famous home,” said Mr Arthur.
“Lakemba is part of the identity of Ipswich.
“Homes with this level of recognition, prestige and history don’t come around.”
“People know this house.
“They remember.
“And when this iconic image hits the market, it gets attention.”
“Because there is nothing that can be compared to Lakemba, we have made a deliberate decision to take it to the program campaign,” said Mr. Arthur.
Lakemba is for sale with a maximum offer, closing on February 4.
