A government decision to demolish the convict barracks which covered a large portion of this site, and to dispose of the Crown land, prompted the commercial redevelopment of the northern side of Queen Street bounded by Albert Street and the Brisbane Town Hall.

Leasing part of these Queen Street sites from 1899, the company gradually acquired the individual properties over a period of 65 years.

[1] The building on allotment 8, designed by Andrea Stombuco, was erected in 1881 for solicitors Browne and Ruthning, and acquired by Allan and Stark in 1914.

[1] In 1881-82 a three storeyed brick building, designed by Richard Gailey was erected on allotments 9,10,10A and 11 for Charles Lumley Hill and William Young.

The building was initially leased to John and James Hislop, cabinet makers and upholsterers, and Watson, Ferguson and Co, stationers and lithographers.

The floors of these buildings were supported by wrought iron girders allowing wider, open spaces for the tenancies.

In 1988 the complex was vacated when the store moved to the Myer Centre directly opposite in the Queen Street Mall.

[1] The former Myer Store, located in central Queen Street, comprises a series of contiguous three and four storeyed brick buildings.

[1] The main section of the facade features, on the upper levels, bays of arched openings separated by simple pilasters.

The string course and the cornice form unifying lines across the facade, although the number of arches for each bay and the spacing between them varies.

The original fabric is visible in some areas, including roof trusses and timber joists separated by herring-bone strutting.

[1] The Allan and Stark Building was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 1992 when the occupier was the Myer store.

[1] The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history.