The 1933 (with later alterations) Anzac Square Building, on the northeast corner of George and Elizabeth Streets.


Next up, we have the 1912 Government Printing Office fronting George Street. This building is part of a complex that was built in pieces, with the western segment of this building along Stephen Lane dating to 1887. Skipping through photos, the 3rd is a doorway transom, the next two are lower and upper halves of the same feature, we have some lovely gargoyles who are alternately happy or angry, and then it all ends with a look back west at the Land Administration Building and (distant background) old Treasury Building - see big Queen's Gardens link below.


The oldest part of the printing office complex is the separate building along William Street, constructed in 1874 and clearly not planning to ever be expanded in a consistent architectural style.


While I'm back there, here's the 1866 Williams Street Immigration Depot, which later became the Department of Primary Industries Building.


Skipping back up to George Street and ahead to the corner of Margaret Street, this feline-adorned structure is "The Mansions", a collection of terrace houses (what Americans would call rowhouses) built in 1889 in the Victorian Italianate style. If you're wondering, the statue at top left in the last photo is also a cat. This was clearly the best place to live.


The Queensland Club is not something that prevents your steering wheel from moving, nor a fancy sandwich, but rather an 1884 building at the northwest corner of George and Alice Streets.


One of the few historic buildings that still serves its original function, the 1867 Parliament House. Yup, this is the seat of QLD's parliament. The last two photos are of the face along the east side of Alice Street.

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