Centenary Place

  • 602442
  • 85 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley

General

Centenary Place ; Heritage Branch staff
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Also known as
Centenary Park
Classification
State Heritage
Register status
Entered
Date entered
6 August 2007
Type
Parks/gardens/trees: Public park/reserve
Themes
6.3 Building settlements, towns, cities and dwellings: Developing urban services and amenities
8.6 Creating social and cultural institutions: Commemorating significant events
Designer
Moore, Harry (landscape gardener/designer)
Construction periods
1924–1925, Centenary Place (park formed and established as per Moore design)
1925, Statue of Thomas Joseph Byrnes (statue made 1902, moved to site 1925)
1928–1930, Podium, archway and tramways office
1929, Statue of the Scottish bard, Robert Burns
1938, Tram waiting shelter
1947–1950, Additional gardens and plantings (as per Oakman design)
1977, Park extended towards Wickham Street and trimmed around Gotha Street
Historical period
1919–1930s Interwar period

Location

Address
85 Wickham Street, Fortitude Valley
LGA
Brisbane City Council
Coordinates
-27.46092205, 153.03195748

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