Central Buildings

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Central Buildings
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Central Buildings, 2017
Location327 Honour Avenue, Graceville, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates 27°31′15″S152°58′32″E / 27.5207°S 152.9755°E / -27.5207; 152.9755
Builtcirca 1924
Architectural style(s) Art Deco
Official nameCentral Buildings
TypeRetailing - Shop/s
Reference no.745
Builders Walter Taylor
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Location of Central Buildings in Queensland

The Central Buildings are a heritage-listed [1] series of six shops [2] located at 327 Honour Avenue, Graceville, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [1] They are a single-story structure located between Verney Road West and Rakeevan Road and have been listed on the Brisbane Heritage Register as a Local Heritage Place since 1 July 2005, due to being an art deco construction from the interwar period built by local visionary Walter Taylor. [1]

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History

The Central Buildings were constructed in 1924 [3] to cater to locals, after the growth and commercial potential of the area became evident to Walter Taylor. [1]

Former Bulk Store now used as a garage Automobile repair shop in Graceville, Queensland.jpg
Former Bulk Store now used as a garage

The "Bulk Store", which is located on the Rakeevan Street side of the complex, originally was designed and built to house Taylor's office, but is now used as a garage. [4] The front of the building on the side nearest the Graceville railway station contained his desk and the other side had drafting boards and plans. An extensive warehouse was located at the back with a large work bench, which was the full length of the building. [5]

The Indooroopilly Toll Bridge company had their office in the Central Buildings [6] [7] while they gathered investors to construct the Indooroopilly Toll Bridge (later to be renamed the Walter Taylor Bridge). [8]

The design of the building influenced the design for the Graceville Station in 1958. [9]

Heritage listing

The Central Buildings were listed on the Brisbane Heritage Register, as they: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Central Buildings | Heritage Places". Brisbane City Council . Archived from the original on 25 March 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ↑ "GRACEVILLE'S PROGRESS". The Brisbane Courier . No. 20, 697. Queensland, Australia. 24 May 1924. p. 17. Retrieved 23 October 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  3. ↑ "Graceville Railway Station (entry 602717)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Classified Advertising". The Courier-mail . No. 33. Queensland, Australia. 4 October 1933. p. 2. Retrieved 25 October 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ Davis, Noel; Cook, Margaret; Fones, Ralph; Oxley-Chelmer History Group (2011), The remarkable Walter Taylor, Oxley-Chelmer History Group Inc, p. 37, ISBN   978-0-9751466-3-7
  6. ↑ "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier . No. 23, 544. Queensland, Australia. 17 July 1933. p. 3. Retrieved 25 October 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier . No. 23, 510. Queensland, Australia. 7 June 1933. p. 19. Retrieved 25 October 2017– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Walter Taylor Bridge, Indooroopilly". Your Brisbane: Past and Present. 14 February 2011. Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  9. ↑ "Graceville Central Buildings". Mapping Brisbane History. Archived from the original on 25 March 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
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