Harold V.M. Brown, People
“Mackay’s Architect” By Nicholas McDougall of the Sugar City Art Deco & Modernism Society The name Harold Vivian Marsh Brown may sound like a character from a Dickens novel, but this man was one of if not the most influential architect in the...
Buildings, Cinemas and Theatres, Civic Buildings, Lost Buildings
Percy Tilse opened the Strand Theatre on the corner of Nebo Road and George Street on Friday, October 18, 1940. It was the first (by two weeks) of the suburban theatres (cinemas) in Mackay, the second being the Four Ways Theatre. The Strand was built by local builder...
Buildings, Civic Buildings, Commercial Buildings, Lost Buildings
Mitchelmore automotive building designed by Harold Vivian Marsh Brown at the river street end of wood street. The building most likely built by the Guthrie Brothers, due to its similar construction of others building the two firms collaborated on. The building was...
Buildings, Cinemas and Theatres, Civic Buildings, Lost Buildings
Mackay boasts one of the largest concentrations of Art Deco architecture in Queensland. After a devastating cyclone in 1918 much of the city was rebuilt in the Art Deco style, chosen for its association with “progress”. The Civic Theatre became a celebrated addition...
Buildings, Civic Buildings, Lost Buildings
Lost Building of HVM Brown Built on the corner of Sydney and Alfred street was Mackay Fire Station deigned by Harold Brown. Having a frontage of 60ft (18.288 meters) and a total depth of approximately 78ft ( 23.7744 meters). The Fire Brigade Station had been designed...
