MARTIN WILSON WAREHOUSE
ADDRESS
200 MARY STREET
LOT NUMBER
LOT 9 ON RP196746
HOLE SIZE (m2)
1834
YEAR OF DEMOLITION
1982
Of 200 Mary Street, Martin Wilson Warehouse departed this life in 1982. Born in the early 1900s, Martin Wilson was adopted by several owners. Martin Wilson was considered a gem in the heart of Brisbane city due to the Brisbane Tuff stone that made up the warehouse’s body. Martin Wilson was also famous for the facilitation of shipping and transporting relations in Brisbane. Martin Wilson also competed in several Warehouse Cricket Fixtures and won.
After Wilson’s death, the body was reused in geologist Tony Shellshear’s home in Browns Plains. After 4 years Martin Wilson Warehouse was replaced by an 18-storey tower.
YEAR OF REPLACEMENT
1986
YEARS AS A HOLE
4 YEARS
REPLACED (Y/N/PARTIAL)
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YES
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NO
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PARTIAL
AERIAL VIEWS SHOWING CHANGES TO HOLE
MEDIA AND RESOURCES
1982
HOLE
1985
CONSTRUCTION SITE
