Tara House
| Tara House | |
|---|---|
Tara House (Irish Club), 2019 | |
| Location | 179 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°28′12″S 153°01′38″E / 27.4699°S 153.0271°E |
| Design period | 1870s–1890s (late 19th century) |
| Built | c. 1878–1928 |
| Built for | James Hunter (bootmaker) |
| Architect | Richard Gailey |
| Architectural style(s) | Classicism |
| Owner | James Peter Sourris, Stephen James Sourris and Peter James Sourris |
| Official name | Tara House (Irish Club) |
| Type | state heritage (built) |
| Designated | 21 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600105 |
| Significant period | c. 1878, 1927–1928 (fabric) 1919 (historical) |
Tara House is a heritage-listed club house at 179 Elizabeth Street, Brisbane City, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Richard Gailey and built from c. 1878 to 1928. It was also known as the Irish Club, which owned and operated the building from 1919 to 2015. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. It has now been converted to a cinema complex by the Sourris brothers retaining many of the original historical aspects of the building and its long history as the Brisbane Irish Club. The building is now known as The Elizabeth Picture Theatre.