City View Hotel

The City View Hotel located near "the cutting" at the corner of Brisbane and Burnett Streets in Ipswich opened on Wednesday 6 November 1907 (275 Brisbane Street).

The hotel site was a difficult triangular one adjoining a deep railway cutting excavated in 1875. Architect George Brockwell Gill produced a skillful solution to the problem, locating an octagonal two-storey tower to disguise the sharp corner of the building, while the front appears as a traditional two-storey hotel with veranda. The building was completed in 1907 and contained 2 parlours, a coffee room, both private and public dining rooms, 2 bars, 3 bathrooms, as well as 13 bedrooms. It was constructed of faced bricks with cement dressing,  and included front and rear balconies, plus some pressed metal ceilings. When the hotel opened Mr. F. H. Utting was the manager of the establishment. It was a "free" house - meaning that the hotel was privately owned and not part of a hotel group nor owned by a brewery. 

In 1928, M. Carmody bought the lease and freehold and renovated the pub. Hancock Bros. did the improvements.

In September 2016 the pub re-opened (after a 2 year closure) featuring low-budget accommodation for back-packers and travellers.