Addresses
Type of place
Flat building
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Art Deco
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Flats 'Merillon'
Merillon
Addresses
Type of place
Flat building
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Art Deco
‘Merillon’ flats were built on the site of a house owned by Selina Fuller at 541 Brunswick Street which had been destroyed by fire in 1933. In 1935 the land was transferred to Winifred Christina McAvoy, wife of Daniel Patrick McAvoy and a block of flats was subsequently built on the site. The property was transferred to Harry Philip Payten in 1941. The building, located on the Fortitude Valley fringe, was constructed during the interwar building boom to cater to the growing demand in New Farm for rental accommodation on the Brunswick Street tramline. The two-storey, masonry building has some Art Deco elements, including the name ‘Merillon’ in stylised lettering on a parallel line motif above the central entry as well as a stepped parapet. The building has been extended at the rear with additional units in more recent times.
Lot plan
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Tile;Walls: Masonry
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (B) RarityInteractive mapping
Lot plan
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Tile;Walls: Masonry
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (B) RarityInteractive mapping
Statement of significance
Relevant assessment criteria
This is a place of local heritage significance and meets one or more of the local heritage criteria under the Heritage planning scheme policy of the Brisbane City Plan 2014. It is significant because:
References
-
Brisbane City Council Properties on the Web
-
Brisbane City Council, 1946 aerial photographs.
-
Brisbane City Council, Sewerage Maps, Detail Plan No 161, 5 Aug 1937
-
Brisbane City Council, Surveyor’s Notebook, 28 Aug 1924
-
Musgrave, Elizabeth and Kaylee Wilson, New Farm and Teneriffe Hill Heritage and Character Study, Brisbane City Council Heritage Unit, Oct 1995
-
Department of Environment and Resource Management, Queensland Certificates of Title.
-
Department of Environment and Resource Management, ‘Julius Street Flats’, Queensland Heritage Register entry
-
Queensland Post Office Directories, 1934-1940
-
Bennett, H, ‘New Farm from quality street to mixed assortment’, Brisbane Houses, Gardens, Suburbs and Congregations, Papers No 22 Brisbane History Group, 2010 pg 151-175
-
Watson, Donald and Judith McKay. A Directory of Queensland Architects to 1940. (St. Lucia: U of Q Press, 1984)
-
Apperly, Richard et al. A pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture Sydney: Angus and Robertson, 1989
-
Courier Mail, 3 May 1934, pg 9
-
Courier Mail, 9 May 1934, pg 18
-
Courier Mail, 11 May 1934, pg 11
-
Courier Mail, 27 July 1934, pg 13
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised June 2022)