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The Beach Hotel was a seasonal resort in Galveston, Texas. Designed by architect Nicholas J. Clayton, it was built in 1882 at a price of US$260,000 (US$8.21 million in today's terms) to cater to vacationers. Owned by William H. Sinclair, the hotel opened on July 4, 1883, and was destroyed by a mysterious fire in 1898. [1] [2] [3]
Toowoomba was the headquarters for McCafferty's that operated a national long-distance coach network until its sale to Greyhound Australia in 2004. [89] [90] Toowoomba station has a twice-weekly return rail service from Brisbane to Charleville on Queensland Rail's The Westlander. [91]
This two-storeyed building, intended for use as a gentlemen's club, was erected in the mid-1860s on land owned by the Hon James Taylor in Russell Street, Toowoomba. [1]The land on which Clifford House stands had been granted to William Horton in 1852, and was acquired by Taylor and his partner in Cecil Plains station, Henry Stuart Russell in 1855.
North Toowoomba is a suburban locality in Toowoomba in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census , North Toowoomba had a population of 3,332 people. [ 1 ]
In 1897, works costing £200 were undertaken by Toowoomba architect, William Hodgen and in 1906, tenders were called by James Marks and Son for improvements to the hotel. [ 1 ] The c. 1912 work is thought to be that of Reginald Marks , who from 1910–1917 worked with his father, James and brother, Harry.