Liberty Hall, Ipswich
Liberty Hall is a heritage-listed detached house at 84 Limestone Street, Ipswich, City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It was built . It is also known as Mary Tregear Hostel. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. History Liberty Hall is a two-storey rendered brick house with a cellar, built between 1857 and 1860 for Chief Constable Edward Quinn. The property was sold to James Sloane in 1877, then passed to his widow in 1887. The house then appears to have been rented by blacksmith Hugh Campbell. Hugh's father, Donald Campbell, had been the first free settler in Ipswich after George Thorn (senior), arriving with his family in 1842 and carrying on his trade as a blacksmith. The firm reputedly shod the horses for Ludwig Leichhardt when he passed through Ipswich on an exploring expedition. Hugh Campbell also worked as a blacksmith and took over the business after his father died in 1857. The family home and business was at that time on the corner of East and Limestone streets, Ipswich. When the Ipswich & West Moreton Building Society building was built on the site in 1887, the Campbells re-established further up Limestone street. Hugh Campbell