▁traces ▁of ▁their ▁original ▁decor ation ▁remain . ▁ ▁The ▁rear ▁pol ych rome ▁brick ▁fac ade ▁of ▁the ▁building ▁has ▁a ▁carefully ▁composed ▁elev ation ▁of ▁arch ed ▁open ings ▁with ▁the ▁stone ▁base ▁partially ▁exposed . ▁Little ▁has ▁changed ▁to ▁this ▁fac ade ▁since ▁it ▁was ▁first ▁constructed ▁apart ▁from ▁the ▁brick ing ▁up ▁of ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁open ings ▁and ▁the ▁installation ▁of ▁modern ▁entry ▁doors ▁for ▁access ▁from ▁Burn ett ▁Lane . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁surv iving ▁Victor ian ▁commercial ▁buildings ▁that ▁are ▁prominent ▁in ▁this ▁portion ▁of ▁Queen ▁Street . ▁ ▁Heritage ▁listing ▁ ▁The ▁Edwards ▁and ▁Chap man ▁Building ▁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 . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁evolution ▁of ▁Queensland ' s ▁history , ▁in ▁particular ▁the ▁secondary ▁phase ▁of ▁development ▁in ▁Queen ▁Street ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁initi ated ▁by ▁the ▁dispos al ▁of ▁the ▁conv ict ▁bar ra cks . ▁ ▁The ▁place ▁is ▁important ▁in ▁demonstr ating ▁the ▁principal ▁characteristics ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁class ▁of ▁cultural ▁places . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁demonstr ates ▁the ▁principal ▁characteristics ▁of ▁the ▁commercial ▁work ▁of ▁Br is b ane ▁architect , ▁F D G ▁Stanley ▁and ▁of ▁a ▁Victor ian ▁era ▁commercial ▁building ▁with