The Deanery
Adjacent to the cathedral and residence of the Dean. Oldest building in the precinct, this house was built in 1853 and used as the first residence of the first Governor of Queensland until the first Government House was built.

The Proclamation of the Colony of Queensland was read from the balcony of this residence in 1859. It was purchased by the cathedral in 1899.

Webber House
The oldest purpose built property in the precinct, this was built using the materials from St John’s pro-cathedral on a site in William St designed by colonial architect E.T.Blacket.

It opened as The Cathedral Day School in 1905 and in 1971 was renamed Webber House for use as office space.

Beginnings of St John's Cathedral
The Duke of Cornwall & York laid the foundation stone of the cathedral in 1901. Bishop Webber, third Bishop of Brisbane, requested plans to be drawn by John Loughborough Pearson C1888.

Webber died in 1903, was buried at Toowong, but after the first section of St John’s was completed in 1910 his remains were translated to lie near the high altar.

Field Marshal Viscount Montgomery laid a foundation stone in 1947 commemorating victory in World War 11. His visit motivated fundraising for a War Memorial Fund which would eventually pay for two bays of the nave to be built in the 1960’s.

In 1988, bells were hung in a temporary tower at the West End to commemorate Australia’s bi-centenary. This motivated fundraising for completing the West End.

The Centenary of Federation in 2001 was marked by the Commonwealth Government grant which paid for the completion of the Western Façade. This was also the centenary of the laying of St John’s foundation Stone.