- Patricia Coral Mackee’s father built her Queensland home 92 years ago
- She has lived in it ever since – only selling it when she moved to a nursing home
- The 97-year-old said she still remembers ‘so many things about being here’
- The home was sold for $860,000 on the weekend to a family of five
Patricia Coral Mackee’s father built a beautiful colonial style Queenslander more than 92 years ago for his family to live in.
Ms Mackee, who is now 97, just watched a new family purchase the almost century-old property and hopes the five people who will now inhabit the home will have the same lasting memories of the street that she has.
‘This was my mum and dad’s home,’ Ms Mackee told The Courier Mail.
Ms Mackee, who is now 97, just watched a new family purchase the almost century-old property and hopes the five people who will now inhabit the home will have the same lasting memories of the street that she has
The three-bedroom, one-bathroom property on a 810 square metre block has been cherished by Ms Mackee since 1925 – but it has also retained considerable value for being close to the city centre
The real estate agents have been firm in their desire to see the home restored rather than knocked down or subdivided
‘I’m in a nursing home now and I’m very sad to leave it. I can remember so many things about being here.
‘I can remember the murder up the road, the park being filled in – it was a rubbish dump many years ago.’
The three-bedroom, one-bathroom property on a 810 square metre block has been cherished by Ms Mackee since 1925 – but it has also retained considerable value for being close to the city centre.
New owners Damien and Vicki Rossi, who have three children, posed for a heartwarming photo with Ms Mackee outside the house and admitted they loved the humble abode from the very beginning
‘I’m in a nursing home now and I’m very sad to leave it. I can remember so many things about being here,’ the 97-year-old said
‘I can remember the murder up the road, the park being filled in – it was a rubbish dump many years ago’
The real estate agents have been firm in their desire to see the home restored rather than knocked down or subdivided.
New owners Damien and Vicki Rossi, who have three children, posed for a heartwarming photo with Ms Mackee outside the house and admitted they loved the humble abode from the very beginning.
The new owners admitted they had not seen the property until last week, and were looking forward to its ‘potential’ as a ‘character Queenslander’.