By the following year even the Post Office Directory noted that "the importance of this place as a goldfield can scarcely be exaggerated."

As surveys and land sales on goldfields frequently formalised existing property developments, it is possible that there was already a building on the site and a license had been previously granted to Bridget Schneider for a hotel of this name in Mount Morgan.

The site was well located on a high point of land between the Post Office and the Queensland National Bank, from which the hotel is assumed to have taken its name, possibly to help visitors to the town to find it easily.

Whitman only held the land briefly before selling it to Alfred Palmer who then sold to Sarah Heiser in 1888.

In 1890, as the wealth and population of Mount Morgan grew, a splendid new hotel was designed for her by John William Wilson.

Mrs Heiser went on to hold the licences for a second Queensland National Hotel in Bajool and the Metropole in Mount Morgan until she died in 1909.

The Queensland National Hotel's license was revoked on 23 July 1992 and the building was put up for sale by auction.

[1] In early 1993 it was purchased by new owners to serve primarily as venue for church related activities and they took up residence there in 1994.

Some modifications were made to the hotel to adapt it for its new use, such as the removal of the bars and refrigerators, but change was relatively minor.

The side verandahs have been built in and fibrous cement sheet and batten cladding applied to that section now used as a dining room.

[1] The kitchen was originally detached and is now connected to the main building, though it is on a slightly higher level than the rest of the ground floor.

[1] The upper floor appears little changed and has bedrooms opening out from a central hallway with a linen press at the end.

It is connected with the life and work of noted regional architect John William Wilson as a good quality commercial building designed by him.

Because the former hotel is prominently sited on a high point of the main street in Mount Morgan and is a well composed and detailed building, it makes an important contribution to the streetscape and character of the town.