Rothwells Building

Rothwells Building
Rothwells Building
	Rothwells Building (left, straight awning) and Rowes Building (right, arched awning), 2021
Location	237 Edward Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates	27°28′04″S153°01′36″E / 27.4677°S 153.0267°E Coordinates: 27°28′04″S153°01′36″E / 27.4677°S 153.0267°E
Design period	1870s–1890s (late 19th century)
Built	1885–1909
Architectural style(s)	Classicism
Queensland Heritage Register
Official name	Rothwells Building
Type	state heritage (built)
Designated	21 October 1992
Reference no.	600094
Significant period	1885, 1909 (fabric)
Builders	W Macfarlane
	Location of Rothwells Building in Queensland Rothwells Building (Australia)

Last updated May 06, 2023

Rothwells Building is a heritage-listed commercial building at 237 Edward Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1885 to 1909 by W Macfarlane. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.^[1]

History

Rothwells Building was erected in 1885 along with the adjacent Rowes Building. These buildings were erected together for their respective owners, John Forsyth and Thomas MacDonald-Paterson. Forsyth was a local merchant while MacDonald-Paterson was a solicitor and who also served as a Member of Parliament. The buildings cost £13,000 to erect and the contractor for the project was W Macfarlane. The ground floor was designed to be used as offices while the other floors were intended for either offices or warehousing.^[1]

Forsyth leased his half of the building to Carew, Gardner and Billington Limited in January 1887. This family drapery and importing company later purchased the building in 1896, and in turn leased the building to Rothwells Ltd from December 1904. This firm of drapers and tailors was established in 1897 and in 1909 purchased the building for £9,000. In January 1909 a fire burned out four floors of Rothwells Chambers, as it was then known, and the damaged portions of the building were rebuilt. During 1957 and 1958 interior renovations were undertaken. Considerable alterations occurred in the early 1980s as part of the redevelopment of this site and the adjacent Rowes Building. The building currently contains a tavern, an arcade of shops and office accommodation.^[1]

Description

Rothwells building is a five storeyed masonry building with a basement. The street facade contains individual classical variants common in late Victorian buildings.^[1]

The lower floors have wide arched openings with flanking columns topped by decorative capitals, while the windows have arched architraves with keystones. At the parapet level there is a cornice supported by bracketing, and above this is an ornate triangular pediment spanning the width of the building bearing the words ROTHWELL'S - ESTABLISHED 1897.^[1]

Internally the building is connected with its neighbour Rowes and contains the servicing for both buildings. Suspended ceilings and modern office partitioning predominate.^[1]

The building is similar in design to the adjacent Rowes Building.^[1]

Heritage listing

Rothwells Building was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.^[1]

The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history.

The Rothwells Building is significant as it demonstrates the principal characteristics of an 1880s commercial building with an elaborate facade.^[1]

The Rothwells Building is significant as it exhibits aesthetic characteristics valued by the community, in particular its fine, classically detailed facade, and its form, materials and scale, which make a strong contribution to the Edward Street streetscape.^[1]

The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places.

The Rothwells Building is significant as it demonstrates the principal characteristics of an 1880s commercial building with an elaborate facade.^[1]

The place is important because of its aesthetic significance.

The Rothwells Building is significant as it exhibits aesthetic characteristics valued by the community, in particular its fine, classically detailed facade, and its form, materials and scale, which make a strong contribution to the Edward Street streetscape.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Rothwells Building (entry 600094)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

Attribution

This Wikipedia 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 the State of Queensland under CC-BY 3.0 AU licence (accessed on 5 September 2014, archived on 15 October 2014).

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[qhr-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "Rothwells Building (entry 600094)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.

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