▁the ▁building ▁houses ▁single ▁rooms ▁and ▁the ▁bath rooms ▁with ▁internal ▁tim ber ▁partition ▁walls ▁l ined ▁with ▁v ▁joint ed ▁tongue ▁and ▁gro ove ▁bo ards , ▁tim ber ▁flo ors ▁and ▁tim ber ▁ce il ings . ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁interior ▁join ery ▁on ▁both ▁levels ▁is ▁int act ▁and ▁generally ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁ced ar . ▁ ▁Heritage ▁listing ▁ ▁Hotel ▁Metro pole ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁Queensland ▁Heritage ▁Register ▁on ▁ 2 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁having ▁satisfied ▁the ▁following ▁criteria . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁evolution ▁or ▁pattern ▁of ▁Queensland ' s ▁history . ▁ ▁E rect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 6 , ▁the ▁Hotel ▁Metro pole ▁demonstr ates ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁renew ed ▁building ▁activity ▁in ▁I ps wich ▁around ▁the ▁turn ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁It ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁many ▁substantial ▁public ▁brick ▁buildings ▁constructed ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁and ▁the ▁striking ▁nature ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁also ▁reflect s ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁local ▁hotel ▁in ▁communities ▁of ▁the ▁era . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁principal ▁characteristics ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁class ▁of ▁cultural ▁places . ▁ ▁The ▁Hotel ▁Metro pole ▁is ▁a ▁good ▁example ▁of ▁a ▁reason ably ▁int act ▁Federation ▁hotel ▁displaying ▁fine ▁detail ing ▁evidence ▁of ▁its ▁original ▁design ▁throughout ▁the ▁building . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁important ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁a est h etic ▁significance . ▁ ▁For ▁its ▁architect ural ▁and ▁a est