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39-516: Claremont may refer to: Places [ edit ] Australia [ edit ] Claremont, Ipswich , a heritage-listed house in Queensland Claremont, Tasmania , a suburb of Hobart Claremont, Western Australia , a suburb of Perth Claremont Airbase , an aerial firefighting base near Brukunga, South Australia United Kingdom [ edit ] Claremont (country house) ,
78-408: A suburb in the western side of Pretoria , South Africa Education [ edit ] Claremont Colleges , Claremont, California, a consortium of seven private institutions of higher education Claremont Graduate University Claremont School of Theology , Claremont, California Claremont High School (disambiguation) Claremont Secondary School , Saanich, British Columbia, Canada,
117-455: A few years later. The house is symmetrically arranged with French doors opening onto the verandah, which extends around the sides of the house. There is a stone paved verandah at the rear. The verandah roof has been reconstructed to its original form of a concave profile roof supported by simple posts on plain plinths . It is constructed of a local sandstone, possibly from Woogaroo Quarry with brick walls internally. The form of construction
156-739: A high school People [ edit ] Claremont (surname) Other uses [ edit ] Claremont Football Club , based in Caremount, West Australia Claremont Oval , home stadium for the Claremont Football Club Claremont Institute , a conservative think tank Claremont Review of Books , a quarterly review "Claremont", a poem by Samuel Garth Claremont Airport (disambiguation) Claremont Hotel (disambiguation) Claremont station (disambiguation) See also [ edit ] Claremount, County Westmeath , Ireland,
195-479: A historic house Claremont, New Hampshire Claremont, North Carolina Claremont, South Carolina Claremont, South Dakota Claremont, Virginia Claremont, West Virginia Claremont Township, Richland County, Illinois Claremont Township, Dodge County, Minnesota Elsewhere [ edit ] Claremont, Ontario , Canada Claremont, Jamaica Claremont, Johannesburg , South Africa Claremont, Cape Town , South Africa Claremont,
234-503: A stately house in Surrey Claremont, Salford, Greater Manchester Claremont (ward) , electoral ward for Claremont, Salford United States [ edit ] Claremont, California Claremont, Oakland/Berkeley, California , a neighborhood in two adjoining cities Claremont Hotel & Spa Claremont, Illinois Claremont, Minnesota Claremont, Mississippi Claremont (Port Gibson, Mississippi) ,
273-635: A townland Clairemont (disambiguation) Clairmont (disambiguation) Clermont (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Claremont . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Claremont&oldid=1242564846 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Educational institution disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
312-420: Is John Kienker, and the senior editor, William Voegeli. Joseph Tartakovsky is a contributing editor. Contributors have included William F. Buckley Jr. , Harry V. Jaffa , Mark Helprin (a columnist for the magazine), Victor Davis Hanson , Michael Anton , Diana Schaub , Gerard Alexander, David P. Goldman , Allen C. Guelzo , Joseph Epstein , Hadley P. Arkes , and John Marini . Legal scholar Ken Masugi
351-591: Is a Georgian style stone villa overlooking the Bremer River . It was designed in 1857 by William Claydon Wakefield for John Panton and was built on the earliest site to be occupied by Europeans in Ipswich. John Panton was a Member of both the New South Wales and Queensland Legislative Councils and a prominent Ipswich merchant. However financial difficulties forced the sale of the house in 1862. (In 1865
390-469: Is a quarterly review of politics and statesmanship published by the conservative Claremont Institute . A typical issue consists of several book reviews and a selection of essays on topics of conservatism and political philosophy, history, and literature. Authors who are regularly featured in the Review are sometimes nicknamed "Claremonsters." The editor is Charles R. Kesler . The managing editor
429-483: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Claremont, Ipswich Claremont is a heritage-listed villa at 1A Milford Street, Ipswich , City of Ipswich , Queensland , Australia. It was designed by William Claydon Wakefield and was built in 1857. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. Claremont
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#1732765926104468-447: Is rare, incorporating timber tie beams at lintel level through the stone work. The framing for the original double hipped roof including the box gutter and some battening for slates, remains under the current roof which is single hipped and is clad with corrugated iron. Decorative detail to the interior, such as the classical motifs on the cornices of the drawing and dining rooms, is simple and classically inspired in accordance with
507-645: The Bush Administration ’s conduct of the Iraq War. In September 2016, two months before the US 2016 presidential election , the Review published an online-only article entitled "The Flight 93 Election." Written by Michael Anton under a pseudonym, the essay compared the election to choices that faced the passengers on Flight 93 , one of the four hijacked planes used in the September 11th attacks . When
546-569: The New South Wales Post-Master General , who had moved to Limestone in 1851 and had established himself successfully as a merchant. In 1855, he built a two-story warehouse to the northwest of the present house. The site is at the head of navigation of the river and is just upstream of the Pool, an area which permitted steam boats to turn and which was then close to the wharves. His acquisition of this site and location of
585-769: The State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 7 July 2014, archived on 8 October 2014). The geo-coordinates were originally computed from the "Queensland heritage register boundaries" published by the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 5 September 2014, archived on 15 October 2014). [REDACTED] Media related to Claremont, Ipswich at Wikimedia Commons Claremont Review of Books Newspapers Journals TV channels Websites Other Economics Gun rights Identity politics Nativist Religion Watchdog groups Youth/student groups Miscellaneous Other The Claremont Review of Books ( CRB )
624-409: The 1960s and their location, close to the current house, is marked; the remains are listed on the Queensland Heritage Register . In 1842, when Moreton Bay was opened for free settlement, the first survey of Limestone was made and this land was divided into blocks and sold. By 1852 it was held by several owners, but all the northern parts of section XXXVI were later acquired by John Panton, the son of
663-541: The 2016 campaign, moving after his election to a thoroughly pro-Trump position. According to the New York Times, in the spring of 2017 the Review was "being hailed as the bible of highbrow Trumpism." Jon Baskin understood the Review 's pro-Trump stance as "an expression of the belief that conservative intellectuals can cut a path between the East Coast Straussians' political reticence and
702-522: The Future of Liberalism, Kesler has argued that Woodrow Wilson and the first generations of American technocrats with PhDs earned at American universities produced the modern American "administrative state." To Kesler and the other Claremonsters, the administrative state has not only produced a series of costly and ineffective social programs, it has eroded democratic norms, substituting the shallow certainties of social science. In Baskin's phrasing, "one of
741-508: The Georgian style. There are nine chimneys and some original marble fireplaces and grates survive as does some door and window joinery. There is a brick lined, stone flagged storage cellar beneath the former bathroom on the western side of the house. The original half spiral access stair survives, but much of the floor framing in this room is reconstructed. The kitchen also retains a stone flagged floor. The gardens retain some elements of
780-602: The Legislative Assembly at various times. The eldest son, George Thorn, junior, was Premier between 1876-77 while he was living at Claremont. In 1874, a section of land running between Claremont and the river bank was resumed as part of the construction of the Brisbane to Ipswich Railway . This reduced the grounds to an area of 2 acres (0.81 ha) and 23 perches (580 m ) and Panton's warehouse may have been demolished at this point. The property remained in
819-477: The Pantons built another house at 5 Blackall Street, East Ipswich which they also called Claremont, but that second Claremont is not the subject of this article). In 1862 the first Claremont was purchased by George Thorn (senior), originally superintendent of convicts at Ipswich, who became a politician, as did four of his sons. George Thorn Jnr. served as Premier of Queensland while living at Claremont and
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#1732765926104858-543: The Thorn family until 1906 when it was purchased by George Rennie Wilson. In 1919 the land was again subdivided and some sold, reducing the Claremont block to 1 acre (0.40 ha), 21 perches (530 m ). Alterations occurred to the house in the 1920s with the rebuilding of the verandahs to a bungalow style. It was used as a boarding house between 1924 and 1939, when it was sold to Jessie Violet Preddy. The Preddys lived in
897-761: The editors and writers at Claremont are Straussian intellectually, heavily influenced by the ideas of Leo Strauss and his student Harry V. Jaffa . In their view, the Progressive Era culminating in the Presidency of Woodrow Wilson marked an ideological and political repudiation of political ideals of the Constitution and the American Founders , replacing a carefully limited government with government by experts and bureaucrats who were insulated from popular consent. They saw similar threats in
936-668: The evolution or pattern of Queensland's history. Claremont and its grounds demonstrate the evolution of Ipswich from a convict outpost for burning limestone, to an important early mercantile centre and a major city of Queensland. The place demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of Queensland's cultural heritage. The house is a rare example of an early Georgian villa in Queensland and incorporates early and unusual building techniques. The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of Queensland's history. The house and its grounds have
975-840: The expertise of the experts." During the George W. Bush administration, the Review "made a conservative case against the war in Iraq." Kesler's "Democracy and the Bush Doctrine" was reprinted in an anthology of conservative writings on the Iraq War , edited by Commentary Managing Editor Gary Rosen . The CRB was party to a high-profile exchange in Commentary between Editor-at-Large Norman Podhoretz and CRB editor Charles R. Kesler and CRB contributors and Claremont Institute senior fellows Mark Helprin and Angelo M. Codevilla over
1014-486: The house only briefly before it was divided into three flats and the land further subdivided. During the 1940s the house became run down and the ends of both wings were demolished. In 1964 the property was purchased by the Queensland Sub-Normal Children's Welfare Association and at this time some alterations were made to allow the house to be used as a hostel. These probably included converting
1053-587: The house was for many years an important social and political centre in Ipswich. In 1827, the Commandant of the Moreton Bay Penal colony sent a group of convicts up the Bremer River to quarry and process limestone for building purposes. Huts and a lime kiln were set up, followed by enclosures for animals. The site covered what are now the grounds of Claremont and their immediate vicinity and
1092-595: The ineffectual tinkering of the think tankers," but was at a loss to explain "how a group so attached to the principles of the Constitution could place its faith in the author of The Art of the Deal ." According to senior editor William Voegeli, the reason lies in Kesler's scholarly examination of the origins of American progressivism. In a series of articles and in his book I Am the Change: Barack Obama and
1131-442: The life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history. Claremont has a strong association with John Panton and with the Thorn family, who were connected with the site from the earliest European occupation and who contributed to the development of Ipswich and of Queensland. [REDACTED] This Misplaced Pages article was originally based on "The Queensland heritage register" published by
1170-473: The original double hipped slate roof into a single hip roof over the main rooms, installing bathrooms over the cellar and bricking in fireplaces. Landscaping was also done at this time, including the re-use of stone blocks from either the kiln or demolished sections, in order to form garden terraces. In 1975 the National Trust of Queensland obtained a National Estate Grant to purchase Claremont, which
1209-408: The original planting and a number of fine or unusual specimens including Ulmus parvifolia , golden bamboo , early varieties of hibiscus and an early, locally propagated variety of bouganvillea . The view to the Bremer River survives. Claremont was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating
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1248-420: The potential to yield, through the existing buildings and from archaeological evidence, information on the early use of the site and on the lifestyle of early owners. The place is important because of its aesthetic significance. It is also important for its aesthetic value as a work of architecture that is well liked by the community for style, material and detail. The place has a special association with
1287-494: The presidency of Barack Obama . The Review took a pro-Trump position during the 2016 election campaign , with an article by Charles Kessler criticizing the Never Trump movement . "Conservatives care too much about the party and the country to wash our hands of this election," he wrote. "A third party bid would be quixotic.". Nevertheless, the Review published articles by both Trump supporters and "Never Trumpers" during
1326-508: The things that is most disturbing about Trump for liberal and conservative elites (including some East Coast Straussians)—his utter disdain for expertise and convention—is what is most promising about him from the point of view of the Claremonsters." As Voegeli put it, "Our view is that governments derive their just powers from the consent of the governed, whereas progressives are inclined to think that government derives just powers from
1365-490: The warehouse emphasise the importance of the river to Ipswich as a trading centre before the coming of the railway. In 1857 Panton added a villa designed by William Claydon Wakeling to the site and named it Claremont. Only a few years after this, in the early 1860s, Panton experienced financial difficulties and sold Claremont to George Thorn, who was by then a leading figure in Ipswich. The Thorns were closely involved in politics, George and four of his sons serving as Members of
1404-689: Was editor of the first iteration of the Claremont Review of Books which existed for just under two years in the mid-1980s. According to Jon Baskin, writing in the Chronicle of Higher Education , it "looked more like a college newspaper," and had about 600 subscribers. The Review was re-established in 2000 under the editorship of Charles R. Kesler in what The New York Times described as "a conservative, if eclectic, answer to The New York Review of Books ." In 2017 it had about 14,000 subscribers. According to historian George H. Nash ,
1443-414: Was named Limestone Station. In 1838 George Thorn was appointed Superintendent of Convicts at Limestone and lived with his family in a cottage to the north west of where Claremont now stands. He stayed on after the penal colony was closed and became a wealthy merchant and pastoralist. Physical evidence for this first European use of the site may survive below ground. The remains of the kiln were visible until
1482-606: Was purchased by the Trust including the reconstruction of the verandah to its original form. Claremont is a single storey, Georgian style house with verandahs which addresses the Bremer River on the north. It is built to a U-shaped plan with wings of differing lengths. The style is reminiscent of earlier houses in Sydney and Tasmania and is rare in Queensland, although Claremont has some resemblance to Oakwal in Brisbane and to Ormiston House at Wellington Point , which were built
1521-429: Was then sub-leased back to the Q.S-N.C.W.A. for three years. After remaining vacant for two years, the house was leased in 1980 to Architect Bruce Buchanan and restoration work began. In the following year the first open day for the general public was held. The Buchanan's moved out of the house in the mid eighties and the house has not been used since as a residence. Considerable work has been done to Claremont since it
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