[1] In May 1910, Cribb and Foote bought the property for less than the mill's construction cost, using it to accommodate several departments while their new building was being erected.
An awning with decorative timber brackets was erected over the footpath in front of the single storey section and a lift was built.
In September 1935, radio station 4IP was established in the top floor, entry being via an external staircase on the western side.
[1] In 1985, the property was purchased by Beverley de Witt and it was converted into a restaurant, function room and shopping arcade in 1993.
The mill section is built of load-bearing polychrome brickwork, ornamented with pilasters, arches and string courses.
[1] At the rear of the original mill is a recently constructed wing with a brick base and corrugated galvanised iron-clad upper level, now containing a function room.
[1] Attached to the eastern side of the mill is a single storey section (the former flour store) with an ornamental parapet bearing the date 1901.
The property is an amalgamation of two lots with four-levels which was extended to include the rear mezzanine restaurant and basement arcade during the buildings 1993 upgrade.
[citation needed] Flour Mill was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.
Although designed to carry out a basic industrial process, the flour mill is carefully detailed and ornamented and is important in exhibiting aesthetic characteristics valued by the community.
[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.
[1] The place has special association with architect George Brockwell Gill as an example of his well-detailed brick commercial buildings.