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company. It was part of a series of state offices built at that time by Shell: Shell House Adelaide in 1932, followed by Brisbane and Perth, Shell Corner in Melbourne in 1933, and at
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In 1997, the building was converted to a hotel and apartment building, Rothbury on Ann, consisting of about 60 one- and two-bedroom suites, operated by the Ultiqa group.
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features of Shell House include stylised shell decoration on the exterior of the building, marble wall panelling and fluted
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The building – consisting of seven storeys and a basement, serviced by three lifts and a
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Scaffolding surrounding Shell House under construction, c. 1932
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Local Heritage Register, Brisbane City Council, as at 31 March 2008
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To the left of Shell House, which features extensive
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In 1989, Shell House was located for a while at 159
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Ann Street
Brisbane central business district
Register of the National Estate
CPS Credit Society
Hall & Phillips
Shell
Wynyard Square
Art Deco
neoclassical
Masonic Temple
neo-Romanesque
St Andrew's Uniting Church
mail chute
Deputy Premier of Queensland
Percy Pease
MLA
Benedict stone
Brisbane tuff
Bowen Hills
Art Deco
pilasters
wrought iron
balustrade
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Coronation Drive
Local Heritage Register, Brisbane City Council, as at 31 March 2008

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