Toowong Municipal Library Building | |
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Location | 579–583 Coronation Drive, Toowong, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
Coordinates | 27°29′01″S 152°59′42″E / 27.4835°S 152.995°E |
Design period | 1940s–1960s (post-World War II) |
Built | 1961 |
Architect | James Birrell |
Architectural style(s) | Modernism |
Official name | Toowong Municipal Library (former) |
Type | state heritage (landscape, built) |
Designated | 28 August 1998 |
Reference no. | 602011 |
Significant period | 1960s (historical) 1960s (fabric) 1960s–1990s (social) |
Significant components | library – building, garden/grounds |
Builders | Stuart Brothers |
The Toowong Municipal Library Building is heritage-listed former public library at 579–583 Coronation Drive, Toowong, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by James Birrell and built in 1961 by Stuart Brothers. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 28 August 1998.[1] In 2001, the library moved to Toowong Village Shopping Centre and the original building has been used as business premises.[2]