Addresses
Type of place
Hotel (pub)
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Commercial Palazzo
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Hotel Terminus
Hotel Terminus
Addresses
Type of place
Hotel (pub)
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Commercial Palazzo
The Hotel Terminus was completed in 1927. It is unusual in that it was one of the few new hotels constructed in Brisbane in the Interwar period (1919-39). During Brisbane’s building boom of the 1920s, the norm was to refurbish and modernise the existing nineteenth century hotels. But the old hotel at the corner of Melbourne and Hope Streets was, instead, demolished and The Terminus erected in its place. The new hotel made extensive use of Queensland silky oak timber. It was strategically located within walking distance of the Victoria Bridge and the CBD and adjacent to the busy Melbourne Street tramline. Until the construction of the Roma Street Transit Centre in the late 1980s, The Terminus benefited from being beside the Melbourne Street Greyhound Bus Terminal.
Also known as
The Fox
Lot plan
L1_RP43539
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Walls: Face brickPeople/associations
G.H.M. Addison and Son (Architect);S.S. Carrick (Builder)
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (B) Rarity; (E) AestheticInteractive mapping
Also known as
The Fox
Lot plan
L1_RP43539
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Walls: Face brickPeople/associations
G.H.M. Addison and Son (Architect);S.S. Carrick (Builder)
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (B) Rarity; (E) AestheticInteractive mapping
History
G.H.M. Addison and Son, architects who designed several distinguished Brisbane buildings, drew the plans for the Hotel Terminus, which was completed in 1927. Contractor S.S. Carrick was employed to construct the new hotel and then demolish the old one on this site.
In order to meet climatic conditions, all rooms featured good ventilation and light. At the time of its completion the hotel •s fittings and all joinery were of Queensland silky oak. The walls were panelled out in decorative tapestry paper and the lounge and dining room were panelled in silky oak. The ceilings of all these rooms were ornately plastered and the windows featured rich leadlight. An electric passenger lift and silky oak staircase led to the floors above.1 In 1988, the hotel underwent major refurbishment.1
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
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Architectural and Building Journal of Queensland, 10 October 1927, p.46
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Courier Mail, 18 November 1988, p.32
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised June 2022)