Thomastown Courthouse — Logan's Street

Attached single-bay (three-bay deep) double-height courthouse, built 1825, on a symmetrical plan with single-bay single-storey recessed porches. Vacant, 1901. Occupied, 1911. Destroyed, 1922. Reconstructed, 1926, producing present composition. Pitched (gable-fronted) slate roof on strutted Queen post timber construction with clay ridge tiles, and cast-iron rainwater goods on timber eaves boards on box eaves retaining cast-iron octagonal or ogee hoppers and downpipes. Rendered, ruled and lined walls to front (south) elevation on cut-limestone plinth with rendered, ruled and lined monolithic piers to ends supporting block finial-topped cut-limestone pediment; rendered, ruled and lined surface finish (remainder). Square-headed central window opening in tripartite arrangement in elliptical-headed recess with cut-limestone sill, timber mullions, and concealed dressings framing four-over-four timber sash window having two-over-two sidelights. Square-headed window openings (side elevations) with concealed dressings framing timber fittings. Square-headed door openings (porches) with cut-limestone thresholds, and cut-limestone surrounds with thumbnail beaded cornices on blind friezes below blocking courses framing timber panelled doors. Interior including vestibules retaining tessellated "quarry tile" floors; carved timber surrounds to door openings into courtroom framing timber panelled double doors; full-height courtroom retaining timber panelled wainscoting with carved timber dado rail, timber panelled benches centred on timber panelled judge's bench below shouldered recess with hood moulding, and moulded plasterwork cornice to ceiling. Street fronted with limestone flagged footpath to front.