He established a substantial residential practice, and attracted prestigious commissions which permitted design experimentation in adapting the traditional Queensland timber house to meet changing social and functional requirements.
In these flats, Wightman employed elements of domestic bungalow style in the tradition of the Queensland high-set house.
[1] Wightman also designed the former Masonic Temple at 149 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley c. 1922, which is now listed on the Brisbane Heritage Register.
He was fined £100 and ordered to pay double income tax as penalty, with the alternative of six months in prison.
He also noted a growing preference for buses over trams as a means of public transport in both the United Kingdom and South Africa.