Browse property in Edward Street

Edward Street runs through the purpose‑built township of Somerset Dam, a suburb‑style settlement laid out in 1935 for dam‑building families. Like the rest of the town, the street is surfaced with gravel and is served by electricity, street‑lights, reticulated water, storm‑water drainage and sewerage – a complete infrastructure plan introduced by civil engineer Charles Bank Mott. The houses lining Edward Street are modest, early‑mid‑20th‑century homes that were originally erected to accommodate the dam‑construction workforce.

The street enjoys easy footing to local amenities: St Joseph’s Catholic Church sits a short walk away on King Street and the historic Coronation Hall on Short Street continues to host community events. Edward Street is also positioned on the western bank of the Stanley River, just south‑west of the wall of Somerset Dam and within walking distance of Lake Somerset and the surrounding foothills of Mount Brisbane, Little Mount Brisbane and Mount Boorran.