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| Keywords: StateLibQld 1 101432.jpg en Brisbane School of Arts Building 1937 The Brisbane School of Arts building was erected in 1865-66 It was originally known as the Servants Home providing accomodation for single adult females who had migrated to Queensland and were awaiting employment as domestic servants The building was designed by H Edwin Bridges and comprised a ground floor and two upper galleries The contractors were Messrs Butler and Forster In 1873 the property was purchased by the trustees of the North Brisbane School of Arts for £1000 The building was let to tenants for several years before it was converted to a school of arts In 1877 contractor Blair Cunningham added verandahs and other modifications designed by Richard Gailey The new School of Arts building was opened on 17 May 1878 In 1884 a hall was added to the rear to meet the needs for technical education classes The lending library was another major activity of the School of Arts and in 1908 an extension was built besides the hall to accomodate the growing number of books Membership of the School of Arts steadily declined during the 1920s and 1930s To increase revenue shops were built in front of the building in 1937 In 1955 a brick upper storey was added to the shops with connections to the School of Arts building At this time the verandahs were removed In 1966 trusteeship of the property was transferred to the Brisbane City Council which continued to operate a public library on the site until 1981 In 1983 the front offices and shops were demolished and restoration of the building began The building re-opened on 13 February 1985 and is currently let to various community groups Information taken from Queensland Heritage Register retrieved on 3 December 2004 at <http //www epa qld gov au/projects/heritage/index cgi place 600072 back 1> 1937 handle 10462/deriv/68731 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland Contributor s Thiel Studio PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Verandas on Queensland school of arts halls Built in Australia in 1866 Shops in Brisbane Richard Gailey buildings Brisbane School of Arts | ||||
