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Johnson's Building, Warwick
Johnson's Building is a heritage-listed set of shops at 64–70 Palmerin Street, Warwick, Queensland, Warwick, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Conrad Cobden Dornbusch and built in 1898 by Daniel Connolly. It was altered to a design by Hall & Dods in 1900 and then extended in 1913 to a design by Hugh Campbell (Australian architect), Hugh Campbell and built by L. A. Tessman. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 11 June 1993. History Johnson's Building is a set of four single-storey masonry shops linked by a common facade, adjacent to the Warwick Town Hall in Palmerin Street. The land was acquired by Frederick Hudson in 1857 who held the land for a number of years before it was sold to Thomas Alexander Johnson in 1896. Johnson was an Alderman on the Borough of Warwick, Warwick Municipal Council from 1879 to 1898, and was Mayor of Warwick from 1881 to 1884. Johnson was subsequently a Member of the Queensland Legislative Council fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warwick, Queensland
Warwick ( ) is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in southeast Queensland, Australia, lying south-west of Brisbane. It is the administrative centre of the Southern Downs Region Local government in Australia, local government area. The surrounding Darling Downs have fostered a strong agricultural industry for which Warwick, together with the larger city of Toowoomba, serve as convenient service centres. The town had an urban population of 15,380 as at June 2018, Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. having declined slightly at an average annual rate of -0.15% year-on-year over the preceding five years. Geography The Condamine River meanders from the east to the north-west of Warwick. One of its tributaries, Rosenthal Creek, enters Warwick from the south and enters the Condamine within Warwick. The Cunningham Highway and the New England Highway jointly enter Warwick from the north, cross the Condamine River, and then turn west within the town close to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
