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Empire Hotel is a heritage-listed hotel at 339 Brunswick Street, Fortitude Valley, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Richard Gailey and built in 1888 by Smith and Ball. It was renovated in 1925 to a design by Richard Gailey, Junior. It was further renovated in 1937 to incorporate apartments designed by Hall and Phillips. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. == History == This three-storeyed, rendered brick hotel was erected in 1888 for National Corrigan. It replaced an earlier Empire (Family) Hotel (1865) which had been owned by Corrigan since 1873.〔 The new hotel was designed by prominent architect Richard Gailey who also designed the nearby Prince Consort Hotel, Wickham Hotel and Jubilee Hotel. The construction of these hotels in the late 1880s reflected the confidence of the period and development that occurred in Fortitude Valley.〔 The Empire was constructed by Smith and Ball Contractors and the first publican was Walter McFarlane. The hotel extended 130ft (39m) along Ann Street and 120ft (36m) along Brunswick Street, and contained over sixty rooms.〔 The hotel was renovated in 1925 to plans by Richard Gailey Jnr and again in 1937 to plans by architects Hall and Phillips. This latter work involved converting part of the Ann Street section to the "Empire Apartments". These apartments were later demolished in the 1960s, reducing the Ann Street frontage from seven bays to three. The original convex iron and post awning has been replaced by one with a cantilevered design.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Empire Hotel, Fortitude Valley」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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