Commissariat Store

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Step inside Queensland’s oldest occupied building. Let the thick walls shut out the noise and bustle of 21st century Brisbane and imagine yourself in the Moreton Bay penal colony

When to go: 10am – 3pm

Where to go: 115 William Street, Brisbane

Tours: Rolling guided tours

Building type: Museum

Built: During Captain Logan's time 1826–30, renovations in 1829, 1913,1981,1999–2001

Architects: Dumaresq

Web: www.queenslandhistory.org.au

Did you know...
Captain Logan, 3rd Commandant of the Penal Settlement was responsible for organising for the Commissariat to be built  from local porphyry, Brisbane tuff, which was sourced from the Kangaroo Point cliffs and hand cut using convict labour.