Police HQ - GSA Guide to Historical Brisbane Claimed
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This URP is provided and maintained by members of the Geological Society of Australia as a geo-located community knowledge service.
History:
The first Police Headquarters in Queensland was an old wooden house on George Street.
In 1901 Police Headquarters was moved to the old Church of England's Diocese and Synod Meeting Rooms on the corner of Elizabeth and George Streets, now Queens Gardens. Subsequently the Police moved to Forbes House on Makerston Street which was purchased in 1976 from the Millaquin Sugar Company.
Construction of the new building began in 1989 with the demolition of buildings on the corner of Roma and Makerston Streets, including the Red Comb Factory. The building was designed by Brisbane architect Noel Robinson to house the headquarters for the Queensland Police Service. Construction was undertaken by Civil & Civic.
The building also houses the Queensland Police Museum, which includes an architect's scaled model of the building. Photograph below shows Special Constables in front of Police Headquarters, Brisbane c1912. (Image No. PM1100 Courtesy of the Queensland Police Museum
Building Materials:
This building has extensive cladding of green altered granitic gneiss in rough and polished finish over the lower facade walls. The commercial name for this stone is 'Verde
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