Trustee Chambers

This building is the heritage listed former ANZ bank. Its alternative name is Trustees Chambers. The main tenant presently is a chineese restaurant - Beijing House.

History: 

Originally this building was designed by the architecture firm Addison and Corrie. It was built in about 1900 by Walter Taylor. The former ANZ bank demonstrates the principal characteristics of a late Victorian commercial building.

The arcaded first floor, and the buildings' contribution to the streetscape of Queen Street as one of a group of surviving 19th and 20th century buildings and facades, is a main criterion for state heritage value.

In February 1899 the owner of the vacant lot next to the old Bank of New South Wales decided to construct a building on the vacant land and engaged architects Addison and Corrie to design a two story commercial building. Walter Taylor was the contractor, and the building containing offices and shops was completed in late 1900 at a cost of £6,737.

The basement and ground floor were leased to Queensland Trustees Limited, while the upper floors was leased to several legal firms. Queensland Trustees moved to other premises in 1913, but the building