▁Queensland ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁Pet rie ▁State ▁School ▁( est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 9 ▁as ▁P ine ▁River ▁North ▁State ▁School ) ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁state ▁education , ▁and ▁its ▁associated ▁architecture , ▁in ▁Queensland . ▁The ▁place ▁retain s ▁representative ▁examples ▁of ▁standard ▁government ▁designs ▁that ▁were ▁architect ural ▁responses ▁to ▁prev ail ing ▁government ▁educational ▁philosoph ies . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁teaching ▁building ▁( 1 8 7 8 ), ▁designed ▁by ▁architect ▁F D G ▁Stanley , ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁building , ▁designed ▁by ▁architect s ▁Robert ▁and ▁John ▁Fer g us on , ▁are ▁both ▁early ▁standard ised ▁designs . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁demonstr ates ▁rare , ▁un common ▁or ▁end anger ed ▁aspects ▁of ▁Queensland ' s ▁cultural ▁her itage . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁Stanley ▁building ▁at ▁Pet rie ▁State ▁School ▁is ▁rare ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁six ▁known ▁surv iving ▁examples ▁of ▁this ▁once ▁common ▁type . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁principal ▁characteristics ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁class ▁of ▁cultural ▁places . ▁ ▁Pet rie ▁State ▁School ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁principal ▁characteristics ▁of ▁early ▁Queensland ▁state ▁schools , ▁including ▁standard ▁building ▁designs ▁by ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Government . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 8 7 8 ▁Stanley ▁building ▁retain s ▁characteristics ▁of ▁its ▁original ▁design . ▁It ▁is ▁low - set , ▁of ▁tim ber - fr amed ▁construction ▁with ▁external ▁weather board ▁cl