▁former ▁D rew ▁Res idence ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Heritage ▁Register ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁having ▁satisfied ▁the ▁following ▁criteria . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁evolution ▁or ▁pattern ▁of ▁Queensland ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁Con struct ed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁by ▁American ▁car pent ers ▁and ▁boat - build ers ▁Samuel ▁D rew ▁and ▁his ▁sons ▁as ▁their ▁family ▁home , ▁the ▁place ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁illustr ating ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁Sand gate ▁as ▁a ▁town ▁and ▁se as ide ▁resort ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries . ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁closely ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁D rew ▁family ▁and ▁their ▁contribution ▁to ▁local ▁pleasure - craft ▁construction ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries , ▁further ▁illustr ating ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁Sand gate ▁as ▁a ▁b ays ide ▁community . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁principal ▁characteristics ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁class ▁of ▁cultural ▁places . ▁ ▁The ▁former ▁D rew ▁Res idence ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁principal ▁characteristics ▁of ▁a ▁substantial , ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁art isan ' s ▁residence ▁designed ▁to ▁impress , ▁and ▁of ▁large ▁tim ber ▁sea - side ▁homes ▁in ▁the ▁Sand gate / Sh orn cl iffe ▁area ▁in ▁general , ▁including ▁in ▁the ▁design ▁a ▁tower ▁room ▁with ▁views ▁over ▁C abb age ▁Tree ▁Creek