Old State Library Building, Brisbane

Old State Library Building
Old State Library Building from William Street
Location	159 William Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates	27°28′22″S 153°01′25″E / 27.4727°S 153.0237°E / -27.4727; 153.0237Coordinates: 27°28′22″S 153°01′25″E / 27.4727°S 153.0237°E / -27.4727; 153.0237
Design period	1870s–1890s (late 19th century)
Built	1876–1959
Queensland Heritage Register
Official name: State Library (former), Museum
Type	state heritage (built)
Designated	21 October 1992
Reference no.	600177
Significant period	1902–1988 (historical Library) 1876–1900 (fabric Museum) 1902–1964 (fabric Library) 1959 (fab
Significant components	mural / fresco, library – building, sculpture
Location of Old State Library Building in Queensland

Old State Library Building is a heritage-listed former library building at 159 William Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It is also known as the former Queensland Museum. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.

Originally constructed for the Queensland Museum opposite Queens Gardens, the building contained the State Library of Queensland from 1902 to 1988, when the State Library was relocated to the Queensland Cultural Centre at South Bank.

This building was constructed in two stages. The three-storeyed William Street section was erected by the Queensland Colonial Government between 1876 and 1879, as the first purpose-built home for the Queensland Museum, which had been established in 1855. The four-storeyed extension was erected in 1958–59 as the Queensland Government's major centennial project.

In 1876 the design for the first section was completed under the supervision of Queensland Colonial Architect FDG Stanley, and a construction contract for £10,701 was let to W Macfarlane. The building was erected as stage one of a complex which was to incorporate two flanking wings housing the main staircases, and an arcade and colonnade fronting the river.