Architectural drawing of the Court House, Port Douglas

Queensland State Archives posted a photo:

Port Douglas Court House is a heritage-listed former courthouse and now museum at 25 Wharf Street, Port Douglas, Queensland. It was designed by the Queensland Colonial Architect’s Office and built from 1879 by Thomas Watson. The first court house in the town, it is a simple timber structure with verandahs to all four elevations.

The Port Douglas Court House is one of the earliest surviving timber constructed court houses in Queensland. It demonstrates the rapid development of the town after the discovery of gold in 1876 at the nearby Hodgkinson River. As an early government building in far northern Queensland, it is demonstrative of the development of Queensland.

Description source:
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View the original image at Queensland State Archives:
Digital Image ID 20918

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