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Heritage listing

Princess Theatre was listed on the Queensland Heritage -Registered on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria.

The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland’s history.

The Princess Theatre is important in demonstrating the evolution of Woolloongabba/South Brisbane as a major urban centre in Brisbane in the 1880s.

The place demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of Queensland’s cultural heritage.

It is particularly significant as the only intact surviving 19th century theatre in Brisbane, demonstrating an aspect of Brisbane’s cultural heritage which is now rare, and is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a substantial 19th century masonry theatre.

The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a particular class of cultural places.

It is particularly significant as the only intact surviving 19th century theatre in Brisbane, demonstrating an aspect of Brisbane’s cultural heritage which is now rare, and is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a substantial 19th century masonry theatre.

The place is important because of its aesthetic significance.

The Princess Theatre is important in exhibiting a range of aesthetic characteristics valued by the Brisbane community, local residents and those interested in theatre design, in particular: the ornately decorated street facade and more restrained interior; and the building’s contribution to the Clarence Corner streetscape and Woolloongabba townscape.

The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons.

The Princess Theatre has a strong and extensive association with Brisbane theatre, both amateur and professional and has a special association with Brisbane architect John Beauchamp Nicholson as an example of his commercial work.

The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland’s history.

The Princess Theatre has a strong and extensive association with Brisbane theatre, both amateur and professional and has a special association with Brisbane architect John Beauchamp Nicholson as an example of his commercial work

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