Mary Street is a major road in the

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. The street is one of a number that were named after female queens and princesses of the

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shortly after the penal colony was settled.

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is positioned parallel to the north and Margaret Street runs next to the south. Mary Street begins in the Government Precinct at a T-intersection with George Street opposite the Executive Building. Also at the elevated southern end is

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containing state government offices and the Department of Mines and Energy, Queensland are located opposite in the Queensland Minerals & Energy Centre. Felix Tower is located on the corner of Mary and Felix Streets.

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and Forestry House are nearby in the lower northern section, close to the river.

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was a planned residential skyscraper on Mary Street that would have been Brisbane's tallest building. Mary Street was home to the first premises used by the

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, before moving to the corner of George Street and Alice Street. In September 2022, the Mary Street Vision was released by the state government. The planning document is set to transform the street into a subtropical commuter and tourism link. It involves wider footpaths, extra street trees and more small eateries.

Heritage listings

A number of buildings in Mary Street are

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: * 130-132 Mary Street ( Mooneys Building), a

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built in 1883 for William Mooney, a Brisbane wholesale and retail tobacconist * 138 Mary Street, a

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and

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storehouse built in about 1901 for Perkins Brewery (now

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) * 169 Mary Street, a

built in 1887-88 for Queensland pastoralists and politicians William Allan, MLA and William Graham, MLC * 193 Mary Street (

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), a

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built initially in 1864 but substantially rebuilt in 1889 for the Australian United Steam Navigation Company

Major intersections

* George Street * Albert Street * Edward Street * Market Street

References

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Heritage listings

Major intersections

See also

References