Queensland National Bank, Rockhampton
| Queensland National Bank, Rockhampton | |
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Former Queensland National Bank, 2009
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| Location | 186 Quay Street, Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 23°22′39″S 150°30′51″E / 23.3775°S 150.5141°ECoordinates: 23°22′39″S 150°30′51″E / 23.3775°S 150.5141°E |
| Design period | 1870s - 1890s (late 19th century) |
| Built | 1880 |
| Architect | Francis Drummond Greville Stanley |
| Architectural style(s) | Classicism |
| Official name: R Rees and Sydney Jones, Queensland National Bank | |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 21 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600807 |
| Significant period | 1880s (fabric) 1880- 1975 (historical use) |
| Significant components | banking chamber, fireplace, strong room, residential accommodation - manager's house/quarters, loggia/s |
| Builders | Collins & Mclean |
 Location of Queensland National Bank, Rockhampton in Queensland
Location of Queensland National Bank, Rockhampton in Queensland
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The Queensland National Bank Building is a heritage-listed former bank building at 186 Quay Street, Rockhampton, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Francis Drummond Greville Stanley and built in 1880 by Collins & Mclean. It is also known as R Rees and Sydney Jones Building (but not to be confused by another building occupied by that same firm at 178 Quay Street). It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.
The former Queensland National Bank is an imposing two-storeyed rendered brickwork building situated on the corner of Quay and Denham Streets in Rockhampton. It was erected in 1880 for the Queensland National Bank to the design of Queensland Colonial Architect FDG Stanley, however it was part of his private contractual work. It was constructed by Rockhampton builders Collins & Mclean for £8000.
The Queensland National Bank was the first and most successful of Queensland's three 19th century banks. It was established in 1872 and by 1880, (the year of the construction of the Rockhampton branch) the bank held 40 per cent of the total deposits and advances in Queensland, a higher proportion than any other banking institution in any Australian Colony.
The Rockhampton branch was situated in Quay Street, a precinct of solid commercial buildings which developed to serve the passing trade at the wharves from the 1860s until the early 1900s. The former bank's expression of confidence reflected the prosperity the river wharves brought to Quay Street during this period of high commercial activity. Although many of the fine buildings in the locality had their origins from Mount Morgan wealth, this bank predated the discovery of gold at Mount Morgan in 1882 by two years. The construction of a building of this calibre reflected the established success of Rockhampton as a major trade and transport centre of Queensland by the early 1880s.
Stanley's design for the building consisted of a banking chamber on its first floor, with a second storey providing a living residence for the bank manager. This combined function was performed by the building for nearly a century. At the time of its construction the Morning Bulletin referred to it as a "handsome structure". It was described by a visiting correspondent from the Brisbane Courier in 1893, as being "a stately colonnaded building".
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