[1] Weetwood, a residence at 427 Tor Street, Toowoomba, is a ornate brick house built in 1888 for Richard William Scholefield.

[1] The allotments on which this residence is situated were originally a part of the land purchased in 1862 as Portion 176, parish Drayton, County of Aubigny (160 acres), by James Taylor, politician and Mayor of Toowoomba in 1890; Thomas George Robinson, stock and land salesman and first Australian-born Mayor of Toowoomba in 1865; and James Watts Grimes, a local auctioneer.

Thomas George Robinson was once more registered as a joint owner of the land along with James Williams and Gustavus Hamilton.

He remained there until 1878 when Westbrook was sold and then entered into a partnership with Gregory in a stock and station firm located in Russell Street, Toowoomba.

Scholefield kept meticulous records pertaining to the house, which was designed by James Marks and built by Robert Godsall.

Two years later Hector Kitchener McPhie became the sole owner of the estate and in 1948 transferred subdivisions 11 and 12, which left Weetwood standing on the present parcel of 2 acres.

In the 30 years Dr Ashton and his family lived in the home, the imposing cedar doors, architraves and skirting boards were refurbished.

Weetwood was bought in 1984 by local dentist Kevin Bennett and his wife Kerri, adding an in-ground swimming pool, shed and new boundary fencing.

[2] In 2020 the McAllister Family purchased the property and placed it into Weetwood Homestead Trust, restoring the gardens and circular driveway.

[3] The original stables for the house are no longer on the grounds, but are located at 11 Tancred Avenue from previous subdivision of the estate [1] Weetwood is situated on the corner of Tor and Higgins Streets on two large allotments in West Toowoomba.

The allotments are largely flat, and the house is founded on a base of raised ground, approximately half a metre high.

The verandah area's floor is clad in narrow shot-edge timber boards and is approximately 3 metres (9.8 ft) wide.

The exposed underside of its curved roof is not supported by rafters, except where a hip occurs, such as where the barrel-roofed entry porch intersects with it.

The portico's pediment timberwork is elaborately framed in a style that James Marks & Sons became renowned for, while the front door has leadlight glass and timber panels to each side and a full-width, semi-circular fanlight above.

A corbelled pattern of light brickwork, differentiated from the predominant dark speckled brick, surrounds all door and window openings.

[1] Interiors Contained beneath the main U-shaped roof are six rooms opening off a central hallway, which is accessed via the front door.

The original plaster ceilings in all the main rooms have been lined with fibrous cement sheeting and decorated with simple timber beading.

[1] At the rear of the central hallway, a door with plain glass side panels and rectangular fanlight opens onto the space contained under the skillion roof.

The carport area consists of a very large covered space running the full length of the house and two storage sheds, which sit between it and the rear boundary to the Racecourse.

To the north between the house and the boundary are located a large area of paved driveway and a small gable-roofed shed clad in weatherboards.

Along the boundary to Tor Street, on either side of the currently unused entry, stand two Norfolk Island Pines (Araucaria heterophylla).

Between the house and its boundary with Higgins Street stands a large Bunya Pine (Araucaria bidwillii) in an area fenced off from the rest of the property.

In the south-western corner of the second allotment is a smaller fenced-off pen with a timber and iron shelter, which may be the original fowl yard.

The house was constructed during a period of economic boom in Queensland and during the development of the Darling Downs as an important regional centre.

The grandeur of the house reflects the burgeoning strength of Toowoomba during the 1880s and it remains a significant example of late-19th century domestic architecture.

The house was constructed during a period of economic boom in Queensland and during the development of the Darling Downs as an important regional centre.

The grandeur of the house reflects the burgeoning strength of Toowoomba during the 1880s and it remains a significant example of late-19th century domestic architecture.

Toowoomba abounds with buildings and residences of cultural heritage significance and Weetwood remains an important and well-preserved element of the local streetscape.

In this way, Weetwood contributes to the overall historical character of Toowoomba and its individual aesthetic appeal makes it a valued part of the area.

The specific qualities include the use of patterned face brickwork, and the proportions of the barrel-vaulted entry porch with elaborately framed timber pediment, the latter being a distinguishing element in the design work of the architectural firm James Marks founded with his sons.