169 Mary Street, Brisbane, Heritage-listed warehouse in Brisbane, Australia

169 Mary Street is a three-story masonry warehouse with a rendered facade, arched windows, and pilasters on Mary Street. The structure features a twin gable roof behind a parapet wall, large sash windows throughout, and an early goods lift in the southeast corner.

The warehouse was constructed between 1887 and 1888 by architect Richard Gailey for Queensland pastoralists. It emerged during Brisbane's commercial expansion in the late 1800s.

The building's name comes from its later use by the Queensland Coal Board, though it was first leased by J & B Sniders, importers of china and glass. Look for the spherical finials flanking the central triangular pediment and the pilasters scribed to imitate stonework. The rear wall is unrendered English bond brickwork, contrasting with the rendered street facades.

The building stands on the eastern corner of Edward and Mary Streets, opposite Young's Building, with its single street entrance in the central bay of the corner portion. Car parking is at the rear, fronting Edward Street, and a steel fire stair and three-storeyed toilet block connect to the rear by concrete walkways.

The rear wall, left unrendered, is built in English bond brickwork, unlike the rendered street facades. An early goods lift with a folding metal door survives at the southeast corner, its motor room sitting on the roof. The building is also known as the Coal Board Building.