“Lakemba House’’ at 14 Chelmsford Ave, Ipswich is on the market.
A well-known Federation Queenslander has hit the market after 14 years, with the owners ready to pass on their childhood dream home to a new family.
Jason and Simone Hubbard have listed ‘Lakemba House’’ at Ipswich, west of Brisbane.
Aerial view of “Lakemba House’’ at Ipswich.
The home was vendor Jason Hubbard’s dream home for many years before he bought it.
The popular abode was Mr Hubbard’s childhood dream home long before he ever imagined owning it.
“I grew up in Ipswich and watched the journey of this house my whole life,” Mr Hubbard said.
“It was always the one on the hill.
“Owning it was the dream – something I hoped for from a young age.”
For the Hubbards, the home was also the backdrop to family life.
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Aerial view of “Lakemba House’’ at Ipswich.
“Lakemba House’’ at Ipswich.
The property has attracted statewide attention over the years, including featuring on Queensland Weekender, after Ms Hubbard helped co-ordinate Ipswich’s award-winning heritage open-home program in partnership with the National Trust of Australia (Queensland).
“We moved from Brisbane to Ipswich to grow our family,” Mrs Hubbard said.
“Our kids were part of this house from day one – painting, gardening, climbing mango trees, running laps around the formal garden. Some of our best memories happened right here – and we have a photo slide at the opens to showcase these beautiful memories.
“There are only a handful of homes like this left.
“And even fewer that sit this high, in this condition, in this position.”
The pool.
The kitchen.
Perched at one of the highest residential points in Ipswich, Lakemba is one of the city’s most recognisable character homes, commanding sweeping views across Ipswich, out to Mt Coot-tha, the D’Aguilar Range, and even fireworks over Brisbane City on clear nights.
Built around 1902 by prominent local builder William Betts, Lakemba is a rare surviving example of a grand Federation Queenslander with cast-iron verandas and multiple front bays – a style now almost extinct in elevated positions like Denmark Hill.
There’s plenty of space to relax and unwind.
The living room.
The home was previously owned by the extended Cribb family, one of Ipswich’s most influential families, and has long been embedded in the city’s social and architectural history.
The home has been carefully renovated for modern family living, with a design-led update that respects its Federation architecture while delivering scale, flexibility and everyday functionality; at a time when very few homes of this calibre on Denmark Hill in such carefully maintained condition.
“Lakemba House’’ is well-known in Ipswich.
It has regularly featured in heritage open-home programs, including the Great Houses of Ipswich, cementing its reputation as a local landmark.
With their children now older, the couple has made the decision to downsize, opening the door for a new family to take over one of Ipswich’s most recognisable addresses.
One of the bathrooms.
Agent Paris Arthur of Place Graceville said the home was attracting plenty of attention.
“This is not just another prestige home,” Mr Arthur said.
“Lakemba is part of Ipswich’s identity.
“Homes with this level of recognition, elevation and history simply do not come up.”
“People know this house.
“They remember it.
“And when something this iconic hit the market, it gets attention.”
“Because there’s genuinely nothing comparable to Lakemba, we made a deliberate decision to take it to a to offers campaign,” Mr Arthur said.
Lakemba is being offered for sale via top offers, closing February 4.
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