Cnr Herbert and Callandoon Street, Goondiwindi
Goondiwindi’s first court house, with lock-up attached, was built in 1861 in Marshall Street on the western side of the current Civic Centre. Built of wood, it was by far the best building in Goondiwindi at the time.
In the 1880’s a more substantial wooden and decorative court house and lock-up were built in Herbert Street. This eventually became inadequate and new brick premises were built in 1956 on the corner of Herbert and Russell Streets. A single storied court house faces Russell Street and a two storied block comprising various government departments faces Herbert Street. Stylistically the complex was described as “Modern Georgian” and marked a transition in design for Queensland court houses from classical approaches to the much plainer approach of the 1960’s.
