 In January 1937 Brown transferred the property to Norman Edward Gow of Brisbane, who retained the house for nearly 20 years.Gow also appears to have leased the house to other occupants for some years, possibly even to the former owner, Dr Brown, who remains listed in the Post Office Directories as resident here until at least 1940.By at least May 1938 the house was known as El Nido (meaning "the nest" or "the home" in Spanish).