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Mary Street is a major road in the Brisbane central business district. The street is one of a number that were named after female queens and princesses of the royal family shortly after the penal colony was settled. Charlotte Street 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 Education House 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. Waterfront Place and Forestry House are nearby in the lower northern section, close to the river. Vision Brisbane is a residential skyscraper under construction on Mary Street. It will be the tallest building in the city and state of Queensland. Mary Street was home to the first premises used by the Queensland Club, before moving to the corner of George Street and Alice Street. ==Heritage listings== A number of buildings in Mary Street are heritage-listed: * 130-132 Mary Street (Mooneys Building), a warehouse built in 1883 for William Mooney, a Brisbane wholesale and retail tobacconist * 138 Mary Street, a wine and spirits storehouse built in about 1901 for Perkins Brewery (now Castlemaine Perkins) * 169 Mary Street, a warehouse built in 1887-88 for Queensland pastoralists and politicians William Allan, MLA and William Graham, MLC * 193 Mary Street (Naldham House), a shipping office built initially in 1864 but substantially rebuilt in 1889 for the Australian United Steam Navigation Company 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「Mary Street, Brisbane」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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