Coorparoo School of Arts and RSL Memorial Hall

The Council remained in the building until October 1925, when amalgamation of local governments occurred and Greater City of Brisbane was created.

Primary concerns of the board included the maintenance and improvement of roads and bridges, the Bulimba ferry and water supply to river villages.

The Roll of Honour was unveiled by James Stodart, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Logan on 24 June 1916.

[1] With the amalgamation of local government authorities and the establishment of Greater City of Brisbane in 1925, a new use was sought for the shire hall.

[1] In 1930 the Trustees accepted the offer of the Avondale Lodge to build a side verandah on the north-west elevation.

The new wing was officially opened by Trustee and politician Reginald King, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Logan on 19 July 1930.

Revenue was raised through a variety of activities, including renting the hall to the Coorparoo Kindergarten, and by 1948 the fund stood at over £550.

[1] The brick and stucco additions as the front of the Hall were initially rejected at a meeting of the School of Arts committee in December 1951, however, by July 1953, the Trustees' honorary architect, Eric Percival Trewern, had drawn up plans and specifications and called for tenders.

[1] The Cavendish Road, or western elevation, is symmetrical with projecting porches under separate gabled roofs.

[1] Further along the western end of the northern elevation, which forms part of the front section of the Hall, are two windows located beneath a gable with a decorative timber bargeboard.

The main hall has a timber floor and the raised stage is located at the eastern end of the room.

[1] The property is surrounded by a low wire fence and a car park is situated at the rear of the building.

[1] Coorparoo School of Arts and RSL Memorial Hall was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 6 January 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.

[1] The Coorparoo School of Arts and RSL Memorial Hall is significant as the first gas lit building in the Shire and also housed the first telephone in the district.

Located at the corner of Cavendish Road and Halstead Street, the Coorparoo School of Arts and RSL Memorial Hall is important for its aesthetic significance and its contribution to the streetscape.

The Hall has a special association with the people of Coorparoo and continues to be a focal point for social and community functions.

[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.

The Coorparoo School of Arts and RSL Memorial Hall is significant for its association with architect Henry Wallace Atkinson, who designed the building in 1892.

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Rear of the building, 2015