Bank of New South Wales Building, Brisbane
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Bank building, 2008
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| Location | 33 Queen Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°28′16″S 153°01′26″E / 27.471°S 153.0239°ECoordinates: 27°28′16″S 153°01′26″E / 27.471°S 153.0239°E |
| Design period | 1919 - 1930s (interwar period) |
| Built | 1928 - 1930 |
| Architect | Hall & Devereux |
| Architectural style(s) | Beaux Arts |
| Official name: Westpac Bank Building, Bank of New South Wales Building | |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 21 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600154 |
| Significant period | 1928-1929 (fabric) 1930-1970 (historical) |
| Significant components | banking chamber, furniture/fittings |
| Builders | F J Corbett & Sons |
 Location of Bank of New South Wales Building, Brisbane in Queensland
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The Bank of New South Wales Building is a heritage-listed former bank building located at 33 Queen Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Hall & Devereux and built from 1928 to 1930 by F J Corbett & Sons. It is also known as Westpac Bank Building. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
This bank was constructed between 1928-30, replacing an earlier building.
The Bank of New South Wales began operating on the site in rented premises in 1851. In 1853, the bank purchased the property and in 1866 erected a purpose-built bank with residence. The contractor was Hugo William Du Rietz.
This first building was demolished in 1928 and replaced by the current building which was completed in 1930. Designed by the firm of Hall and Devereux, it was erected by FJ Corbett & Sons for approximately £124,000. It was an example of the pervasive fashion for the neo-classical style in commercial and civic buildings of similar scale and materials during this period. 33 Queen Street remained the headquarters of the Bank of New South Wales until a new chief office was built in 1970. Later it became a branch of the Westpac Banking Corporation, a successor of the Bank of New South Wales.
In April 2013 the building was sold for $34 million to Abacus Property Group and is no longer used as a bank.
The Westpac Bank building is a six storeyed masonry building located on the corner of Queen and George Streets. The structure is steel-framed with reinforced concrete floors. It contains Neo-classical elements that were common in bank architecture of this period.
The main facades comprise Helidon freestone as a stone facing on a base of Uralla polished granite, that on Queen Street incorporating a "piano nobile" of giant order Ionic columns. This facade projects forward in the immediate area of the columns bringing them to greater prominence. The entablature above the columns incorporates the name "BANK OF NEW SOUTH WALES" into the frieze. A decorative dentil cornice line runs around the perimeter of the building above this. The parapet is relatively austere, and the portion above the columns rises to a low apex.
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