24-620: The Executive Building , nicknamed the Tower of Power , was a 15-storey building located at 100 George Street which stood 60 metres high. It was closed in 2016 and demolished in 2017 in order to build the Queens Wharf building. It is the tallest building in Brisbane City to have been demolished. Brutalist architect Alfs Kamols designed the building in 1971 and it was opened by Premier Bjelke-Petersen on 27 April 1971. The building
48-626: A central light fitting and swing gates. A section of the George Street carpark is bounded by a wire fence and a large fig tree is located in the Alice and George Street corner garden. Queensland Club was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history. The Queensland Club
72-576: A member of the club, was appointed architect. The proximity to the seat of government made it an appropriate locale for the new club premises. Stanley's plans were modified by the members and finally approved in March 1882. The contractor was J Smith and Sons and the contract sum was £ 14,150. The building was opened in June 1884 and contained 41 members' bedrooms, eight bathrooms, a clubroom, dining room, billiard room, smoking room, visitors room, offices and
96-773: A process of hard demolition. The building was stripped from the inside and outside before each floor was dismantled by the excavator. George Street, Brisbane George Street is a major street located in the Brisbane CBD in Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. George Street extends from the Queensland University of Technology's Garden Point campus and City Botanic Gardens at its south-east end ( 27°28′32″S 153°01′41″E / 27.4756°S 153.0281°E / -27.4756; 153.0281 ( George Street (south-east end) ) ), through
120-494: A recreational venue and accommodation for men of common interests and socio-economic backgrounds. Members were mainly pastoralists, politicians, and business and professional men. The club met initially in small premises in Mary Street . As membership increased, a larger venue was required and in 1881 the club purchased three allotments on the corner of George and Alice Streets, which was known as Hodgsons Corner. FDG Stanley,
144-410: A series of explosions, killing one woman and injuring 38 other people. The damage to buildings in George Street and neighbouring streets as well as roads and other infrastructure was estimated at $ 500,000. George Street has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: The Queen's Wharf development of an entertainment precinct will be bounded by Queen Street , George Street, Alice Street and
168-452: A staircase with cast iron balustrading. The ground floor contains large and lofty reception rooms and a dining room in the northern wing. The joinery is of cedar with restrained plasterwork mostly original. The upper floors contain guest rooms. Both street frontages are fenced with a low rendered masonry retaining wall with square piers and cast iron balustrade infill. The Alice Street main entrance features an ogee shaped cast iron arch with
192-627: A tennis court. In 1973, a green ban was imposed on the Queensland Club by the Builders Labourers Federation to stop its destruction to make an office block, along with green bans on The Mansions and Bellevue Hotel . In 1985 a fire caused damage to the club premises and changes to the room layout of the upper floor bedrooms were carried out in conjunction with the repair work. Minor renovations were undertaken during 1990–1991. The Queensland Club, located on
216-542: A weatherboard, low-ceilinged cottage, was built on George Street. The building remained intact into the 1880s but like similar early houses in the central business district they have been demolished and the land redeveloped. In 1867, the Menzies Private Hotel was established at 28 George Street (corner of Margaret Street and adjacent to the Queensland Club ). It was refurbished and re-opened as
240-560: Is important because of its aesthetic significance. The Queensland Club exhibits particular aesthetic characteristics valued by the community through its contribution to the streetscape at Alice and George Streets, and to Parliament House and the Botanic Gardens. The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history. The Queensland Club
264-445: Is important in demonstrating the pattern of Queensland's history as an example of the transposition of a British, class oriented gentlemen's club, to Brisbane Society. The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places. The building demonstrates the principal characteristics of a nineteenth century purpose built, exclusive men's club based on British tradition. The place
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#1732772665626288-510: Is significant for its special association with the work of architect FDG Stanley, a member of the Queensland Club. [REDACTED] This Misplaced Pages article was originally based on "The Queensland heritage register" published by 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
312-546: The Brisbane River (including all of William Street ). All of the non-heritage buildings on the site will be demolished. [REDACTED] Media related to George Street, Brisbane at Wikimedia Commons Queensland Club Queensland Club is a heritage-listed club house at 19 George Street, Brisbane City , City of Brisbane , Queensland , Australia. It was designed by Francis Drummond Greville Stanley and built from 1882 to 1888 by J Smith & Sons. It
336-658: The Queen Elizabeth II Courts of Law and the State Law Building are found on the street. Queens Gardens , Treasury Building , Lands Administration Building and The Mansions are all located on George Street. Other office towers built on George Street include 111 George Street , 275 George Street and 400 George Street . At the northern end is the Roma Street railway station . George Street as well as Queen Street , Wickham Street and
360-562: The University of Queensland , in the Old Government House at the end of George Street. By the late 1930s, the university outgrew this site, moving its main campus to St Lucia after World War II . On Friday 17 July 1970, a faulty fuse in a traffic light created a spark that ignited a leaking gas pipe running through the basements of several George Street buildings (between Queen Street and Adelaide Street) which caused
384-609: The Kingsley Private Hotel in July 1922. It has since been demolished. The Bellevue Hotel opened on the western corner of George and Alice Streets c. 1885 . It served for many years as Brisbane's premier hotel. Without any prior public announcement, the Queensland Government demolished the building overnight on 20 April 1979. In 1911, Queensland belatedly established its first university,
408-571: The area known as Petrie Bight were unsealed and often dusty before 1899. In 1897, the North Brisbane Council held an election on whether a loan should be raised so the streets could be woodblocked. Agreement was given after a close decision by only a third of registered voters, however the results were limited as the surface was very slippery during the rain and buckled during heavy rains. The first private residence in Brisbane,
432-403: The commercial centre of Brisbane ( Queen Street and Queen Street Mall ), through to Roma Street railway station at its north-west end ( 27°28′00″S 153°01′11″E / 27.4667°S 153.0196°E / -27.4667; 153.0196 ( George Street (north-west end) ) ). The State Parliament House building for the state of Queensland and Brisbane Square , as well as
456-417: The corner of Alice and George Streets diagonally opposite Parliament House , is a three-storey rendered brick building incorporating Italianate elements. The building is a broad 'H'-shape in plan form, with its long elevation to Alice Street and one side to George Street . The main entry is in the central part of the building beneath a deep porch . There are verandahs on two levels across the front and down
480-415: The entry. Above the third level the building has an open parapet and large ornate urns at the corner of each wing. A classical pediment topped by a finial is located above the entry. The main entry has a large semi-circular fan-light. On the ground floor the windows are double hung sashes and on the first floor French-lights. The grounds contain mature trees and tennis court. The spacious entrance hall has
504-465: The necessary kitchens, servants rooms and toilets, providing a "home away from home" for society's male elite. In September 1888 the club purchased the adjoining site in Alice Street for £ 4,000, and stables, laundry and a bottle house were erected. Three years later these buildings were demolished and a bowling green established. The green remained mostly unused and in 1900, it was converted to
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#1732772665626528-421: The side of each wing. These are supported by Tuscan columns on the ground floor and slender Corinthian cast iron columns on the first floor. The balustrades on both levels are of decorative cast ironwork . At the end of each wing is a projecting bay window on the ground and first floor level with open balustrade above. Quoins punctuate the corners of the building and there are banded piers on either side of
552-662: Was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. The Queensland Club building was constructed between 1882-84. The club was established in December 1859 following the apparent success of the North Australian Club in Ipswich , and coinciding with the establishment of Queensland as a separate colony. Adopting the British tradition of private clubs for influential members of the community, it provided
576-594: Was the office for nine earlier Queensland premiers . In 2015, the Labor Party was opposing the construction of 1 William St and the Queen's Wharf. This did not work, however, and the 1 William St building was built. On the 10 December 2016 the building closed. The demolition begun in 2017 when the Executive Building was wrapped in scaffolding, and a 4.5 tonne excavator was lifted onto the building for
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