This house was built around the same time as No. 56 for Ernest’s brother, Oscar Ball, blacksmith, and his wife Elizabeth. Oscar made agricultural implements, and he operated his business, Ball Brothers’ Blacksmiths, in the building next door at number 52.
In 1919, the house was bought by the Education Department as a house for Linton State School principals, serving this purpose until 1980.
Renamed “Peacock Cottage” in 1997, it is presently a private home and an art gallery.
