, ▁which ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁and ▁followed ▁Fair field ▁Road ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁way . ▁ ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁fine ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 0 s ▁houses ▁ere cted ▁in ▁the ▁Y er ong a ▁area ▁were ▁built ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 5 , ▁following ▁the ▁opening ▁of ▁Y er ong a ▁Station ▁that ▁year . ▁Only ▁a ▁few ▁of ▁these ▁resid ences ▁surv ive ▁to ▁illustrate ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁development ▁of ▁Y er ong a ▁as ▁a ▁middle - class ▁comm uter ▁sub urb . ▁Among st ▁those ▁remaining ▁are ▁Como ▁( 1 8 8 9 – 9 0 ) ▁and ▁solic itor ▁Ad olph ▁F ee z ' s ▁home ▁Ast ol at ▁( ), ▁which ▁occup y ▁adjacent ▁sites ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁side ▁of ▁K ad um ba ▁Street ; ▁R hy nd ar ra ▁( 1 8 8 9 ) ▁at ▁the ▁western ▁end ▁of ▁K ad um ba ▁Street ; ▁and ▁Av oca ▁( s ) ▁in ▁nearby ▁F ee z ▁Street . ▁ ▁Y er ong a - Le a ▁( ), ▁the ▁earliest ▁of ▁the ▁large ▁homes ▁ere cted ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁no ▁longer ▁surv ives . ▁The ▁residence ▁of ▁newsp ap erman ▁and ▁politician ▁Charles ▁Hard ie ▁B uz ac ott , ▁and ▁of ▁Queensland ▁Premier ▁Thomas ▁Joseph ▁By r nes ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 8 9 0 s