Bottomley commissioned prominent Ipswich architect, George Brockwell Gill, to design the house as a family home named 'Tydfil'.

Gill emigrated from London and settled in Ipswich in 1886 where he commenced work as an architect for the firm of Samuel Shenton.

A colonial house in Foote Lane was purchased as premises for the Ipswich Club, which opened in 1949 with Tom Beirne as its first president.

In Bottomley's time, the house was used for community social events and continues to be used for that purpose today as the Ipswich Club.

The rear east wing has been extended to the back of the building obscuring the original line of the verandah and creating a large open space for functions.

Its street presence is dominated by the structure's northern facade, which features a projecting octagonal porch, set centrally within a double access stair.

The octagonal porch or verandah bay is an architectural element which the house has in common with "Bowerbank" and "Arrochar", both of which are also domestic designs by Ipswich architect George Brockwell Gill.

An arch of white timber, much like an enlarged verandah bracket, is placed between the stumps supporting the northern, octagonal porch.

The former residence has high aesthetic significance for its grand presence on Gray Street marked by fine timber detailing and set in large, established grounds.

[1] The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history.

The Ipswich Club has a special association with architect George Brockwell Gill as a fine example of his domestic work featuring unusual timber detailing.