Sitting on the corner of Channon and Barter Streets, Kingston House is an imposing century old home, rich in history.
John George Henry married Mary Wyllie in 1870. John, an Accountant/Mining Secretary was granted a large portion of land in Channon Street, Gympie in the 1870’s. Together they had three children – Clara, Alice and John George (Jnr).
John (Snr) died in 1879, aged 46 years.
Mary later married David Menzies in 1888, Telegraph Operator, Sharebroker and Mine Manager. Mary and David built a house on the land left to Mary’s place, at what is now known as 11 Channon Street.
After Mary’s death in 1928, the house and portion of the original land grant was left to Mary’s daughter, Clara Henry. Clara went on to sell the house to Dr Cunningham and his wife, Johanna. Dr Cunningham went on to run the house as “Kingston” Private Hospital.
Doctor’s Warriner and Green, also practiced from Kingston House for 20 and 32 years, respectively. When Dr Green retired in 1994, the house was sold to Jenny and Chris Wilson who ran the Kingston House tearooms.
Today Kingston House is a restaurant known as ‘Kingston House Impressions’.
The local history room is honoured to be the custodian of a table from Kingston House, which was donated to Council by Clara Henry.
