Kissing Point Fortification | |
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Location | 38-40 Howitt Street, North Ward, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia |
Coordinates | 19°14′24″S 146°48′15″E / 19.2399°S 146.8043°E |
Design period | 1870s - 1890s (late 19th century) |
Built | 1891 & 1939–1941 |
Architect | Peter Scratchley, Edward Druitt |
Official name | Kissing Point Fortification & Jezzine Barracks (part) |
Type | state heritage (built) |
Designated | 5 February 2010 |
Reference no. | 601129 |
Significant period | 1880s - 2007 |
Significant components | wall/s - retaining, vista/s, parade ground/quadrangle/assembly ground, mounting block/stand, views from, machine gun mounting, magazine / explosives store, guns/weaponry/armament, lookout/observation platform, tunnel - military, casemate/s, drill ground/parade ground, gun emplacement, views to, objects (movable) - defence, ventilation shaft - military, store/s / storeroom / storehouse |
Builders | A McMillan (Govt Foreman of Works c1890) |
Kissing Point Fortification is a heritage-listed fortification at 38-40 Howitt Street, North Ward, City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Peter Scratchley and Major Edward Druitt and built from 1891 by A McMillan (Govt Foreman of Works c1890) and then from 1939 to 1941. It is also known as Jezzine Barracks. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 5 February 2010.[1]
It is now the home of the Army Museum of North Queensland.