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įrederick Hurrell Holberton died less than three years after the construction of Tor, however, title for the property had passed to Sophia in May 1902. The specifications book provides details about stumps, floors, walls and ceilings, fascia boards, windows, the coach house doors and the stable doors. Hodgen also designed the stable buildings which are still extant. The inner and outer hearths of all the fireplaces were laid with salt glazed bricks. The foundations of the chimneys and hearths, carried up to the underscore of the metal plates, were constructed using blue stone set with lime mortar. A pressed metal ceiling was also placed in the first bedroom. The dining room, drawing room and hall were all built with tongue and groove pine boarding which was then stamped with pressed metal ceilings.

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Their dispute may have been resolved as she paid full fees for his services in December that year (5% on the contract sum of £1020.18.0). At the end of August 1904, she humiliated him on the site and he requested that someone else supervise the completion of the house. Despite his efforts to please his Aunt, Hodgen was unsuccessful. At one point in a letter on 1 July 1904, Hodgen requests that his Aunt '.leave this to me to choose the best design I can for the money.'. While construction was proceeding, Hodgen had continued negotiations with his Aunt regarding many aspects of the house including, colour schemes and wall paper, as well as her requests for changes in window placements, verandah posts and mantles. The extras for the changes (£53.4.0) was accepted on 6 June 1904 and the alterations added to the original contract drawings. Subsequent changes were made and further sketches were drawn. John Sweeney's tender for £1,095 was accepted and a contract signed on 7 April 1904. Sketch plans were prepared for the house before the end of February 1904 and tenders closed a fortnight later. Hodgen's first work on the site was in April 1903 when tenders were called for fencing. Sophia Holberton held title to the remaining two acres, which passed to Edwin Chisholm Bernays in 1916, following her death. John Mundell purchased three acres, on which stood the residence. The Holbertons subdivided their property again in 1915. Title for the eight acres was transferred to Frederick Hurrell Holberton on 30 November 1888. James Williams purchased subs 21-23 of section two of portion 155, in March 1877, which comprised just over eight acres. Title passed to William Lord in October 1861 who later subdivided the property in 1877. The grant comprised Portions 155 and 156, an area of just over 60 acres. The Deed of Grant for the land on which Tor was to be built was issued to Lucy Harriet Fletcher on 19 November 1860.

The residence was designed by Toowoomba architect, William Hodgen, Mrs Holberton's nephew and built by John Sweeney. Tor, a single storey timber residence, was constructed in 1904 for Mrs Frederick Hurrell Holberton.

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