Plan of proposed Court House at Roma, floor plan

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The Roma Court House is a rendered masonry building located on a triangular block facing McDowell Street. It was constructed between 1900 and 1901 and was designed by John Smith Murdoch, the Second Assistant Architect of the Queensland Works Department.

The Roma Court House is of aesthetic significance due to its landmark qualities and its high degree of design and workmanship. The large masonry form of the Court House is indicative of the relevant importance of Roma in relation to other towns in western Queensland.

The site of the Roma Court House is significant for a long association with law and order and the dispensing of justice in Roma since 1866. It is a good example of Queensland Public Works court house buildings design in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is also significant for its association with architect John Smith Murdoch, as an example

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