▁ 2 0 ▁Wh arf ▁Street , ▁Sh orn cl iffe , ▁City ▁of ▁Br is b ane , ▁Queensland , ▁Australia . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁by ▁Samuel ▁D rew ▁and ▁built ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 0 s ▁by ▁Samuel ▁D rew . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Samuel ▁D rew ' s ▁House . ▁It ▁was ▁added ▁to ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Heritage ▁Register ▁on ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁This ▁substantial ▁tim ber ▁residence ▁with ▁sub - floor , ▁att ic ▁and ▁tower , ▁is ▁understood ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁constructed ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 9 0 s , ▁possibly ▁in ▁three ▁stages , ▁by ▁American ▁car pent ers ▁and ▁boat - build ers ▁Samuel ▁D rew ▁and ▁his ▁sons ▁Albert ▁Edward ▁and ▁Frederick ▁William , ▁as ▁their ▁family ▁home . ▁As ▁build ers , ▁the ▁D rew s ▁ere cted ▁many ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁Sand gate / Sh orn cl iffe ▁district ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁centuries , ▁during ▁the ▁peak ▁of ▁Sand gate / Sh orn cl iffe ' s ▁popular ity ▁as ▁a ▁se as ide ▁resort . ▁They ▁established ▁a ▁boat - building ▁enter prise ▁( construct ing ▁mostly ▁pleasure ▁craft ) ▁on ▁C abb age ▁Tree ▁Creek ▁behind ▁ 2 0 ▁Wh arf ▁Street , ▁and ▁were ▁well ▁known ▁in ▁local ▁sail ing ▁circles . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 5