Traffic passing the Treasury Building, Brisbane, 1898

Unidentified (ca. 1898) Traffic passing the Treasury Building, Brisbane, 1898. [Image]

Abstract

A tram and horsedrawn vehicles travel along Queen and William Streets, passing the Treasury Building in 1898

The Treasury Building, also previously known as the New Public Offices, is a heritage-listed former government public administration building located at 21 Queen Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1886 to 1928 for the Queensland Government. On 21 October 1992 the Italian Renaissance[1] style building was added to the Queensland Heritage Register.[2]

The building is located at North Quay, near the northern end of Victoria Bridge. Although officially fronting on Queen Street, the building occupies an entire city block surrounded by Queen Street, George Street, Elizabeth Street and William Street. The Elizabeth Street frontage is opposite the Queens Gardens. In the 1890s and early 1900s the imposing Treasury Building served as a symbol of self-government and as a focus for celebratory and patriotic displays.

It is currently occupied by the Treasury Casino owned by Star Entertainment Group. [Wikipedia]

Additional Information

Item Type: Image
Collection: QUT Alumni Donations
Sub-Collection Title:

Robert Augustus Henry L'Estrange - Copies - Brisbane

Date: ca. 1898
Keywords: official buildings; trams; horsedrawn vehicles; stone buildings; streetscapes; buildings, structures & establishments; architectural features; Brisbane - Buildings - Treasury Building, 1898; Brisbane (Qld.)
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Date Deposited: 15 Feb 2017 02:31
Last Modified: 27 Aug 2019 06:05
Copyright Owner: Out of copyright
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Location:
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AustraliaQueenslandBrisbane
Location -27.4716, 153.0236
URI: https://digitalcollections.qut.edu.au/id/eprint/3782
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