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Heritage-listed Brisbane mansion Lamb House faces uncertain future after racking up hefty council rates bill
The elderly owner of a dilapidated, heritage-listed mansion overlooking the Brisbane River has just one week to pay her council rates bill or risk the property being put up for sale.
Key points:
- There are hundreds of thousands of dollars’ worth of unpaid council rates on the property, which is almost 120 years old
- Property owner Joy Lamb blames government inaction for the house’s decline
- The State Government is being urged to buy back the land, restore the property and open it to the public
“Home”, also known as Lamb House, is a rare surviving example of Federation-style architecture.
According to the Queensland Heritage Register, the landmark property at Kangaroo Point was built in 1902-03 for John Lamb who co-owned a drapery business in…
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