The Mansions is a heritage listed set of six three-storied terrace houses located on the corner of George Street and Margaret Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [1][2] The building is significant because few terrace houses were ever built in Brisbane and even fewer remain intact today.

They were built during the Victorian era in 1889 for residential use. The classic Italian design was created by G.H.M Addison using plain red bricks.[3] Cat sculptures on the building’s parapet were rendered in New Zealand limestone.
[edit] History

An early resident of “The Mansions” was Dr. Lillian Cooper, who was Queensland’s first female doctor and Australia’s first female surgeon. After World War I the building became a rooming house and in 1954 was bought by the Government of Queensland to be used as offices.[3]

In 2002, “The Mansions” were featured in a television advertisement for the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service, which starred Steve Irwin.[4]