Over the years, the house had a series of owners until 1962, when the house, which had come up for demolition was bought for 600 pounds by Pam Markwell, who had it dismantled and shipped 1,600km north to Ingham for assembly. Now located at 5 Lynch Street, the house was inherited by her architect son, Hugh Markwell, who along with his wife Jan Cattoni set about restoring the house in 2011.
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