Brand + Slater Offices

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Discover what a school looked like 150 years ago and see how it has been preserved and transformed into a modern design practice.

Food or drinks availablePublic toilets availableHeritage listed

Where to go: 10am – 3pm

Where to go: 89 Brookes Street, Fortitude Valley

Tours: Self guided tours
Tour tip: Limited wheelchair access, no photography

Building Type
Architectural practice, heritage listed

Built: 1867, extended in 1913, refurbished in 2000

Architects: Benjamin Blackhouse

Web: http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/chims/basicSearch.html enter place ID '602136'

Did you know...
During WWII, when air raids were a very real concern, half the school attended for three hours in the morning and the rest attended after lunch. When a Japanese submarine entered Sydney Harbour, the school was closed for a month.

 

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Foundation partners Sponsored by
Queensland Government Brisbane Development Association National Trust of Queensland Queensland Heritage Council pdt architects Brisbane Airport Three Plus
JSAcreative Metrospace Outdoor Advertising Australian Institute of Architects Brisbane Marketing TransLink Courier Mail
Supported by Queensland Government through the Public Works' Office of the Queensland Government Architect and Department of Environment and Resource Management.