▁from ▁small ▁far ming ▁community ▁to ▁pr estig ious ▁resident ial ▁comm uter ▁sub urb . ▁From ▁a ▁bro ader ▁perspective , ▁it ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁illustr ating ▁the ▁effect ▁that ▁access ▁to ▁rail ▁transport ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁had ▁on ▁Br is b ane ' s ▁urban ▁environment , ▁creating ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁a ▁string ▁of ▁" outer " ▁sub ur bs ▁along ▁the ▁new ▁railway ▁lines ▁into ▁the ▁capital . ▁The ▁place ▁also ▁illustr ates ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁Queensland ' s ▁first ▁generation ▁of ▁sub urban ▁rail ▁commut ers ▁- ▁princip ally ▁the ▁aff lu ent ▁middle - class . ▁With ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁this ▁and ▁other ▁houses ▁of ▁similar ▁status ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁( including ▁adjacent ▁Como / Bar rog ill ), ▁the ▁tone ▁of ▁the ▁sub urb ▁as ▁a ▁quiet , ▁middle - class ▁resident ial ▁retre at ▁was ▁established , ▁and ▁sust ained ▁into ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁has ▁potential ▁to ▁yield ▁information ▁that ▁will ▁contribute ▁to ▁an ▁understanding ▁of ▁Queensland ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁the ▁potential ▁to ▁reve al ▁further ▁information ▁about ▁late ▁ 1 9 th / ear ly ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁Br is b ane ▁architect s ▁and ▁their ▁work , ▁and ▁may ▁prove ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁fine ▁example ▁of ▁the ▁domestic ▁work ▁of ▁important ▁Br