Old Cleveland Police Station, Heritage police station in Cleveland, Queensland.

The Old Cleveland Police Station is a single-story timber building at Passage Street with gabled wings and traditional weatherboard cladding. The structure originally combined police offices, court facilities, and holding cells in one compact building.

Built between 1934 and 1935, it replaced the original 1879 police station as Cleveland's population expanded. This replacement reflects how Australian towns modernized their infrastructure to meet growing community needs.

The building shows how a small town organized its governance, combining police and court services under one roof. Visitors can see how practical earlier generations were in designing spaces to serve multiple community functions.

The former station and courthouse stands at the corner of Passage and North Streets, with its public entrance facing that corner and the domestic rooms set back for privacy. The eastern verandah, open in 1934 with a lattice screen, was enclosed from 1939 against the weather. The building is heritage-listed and not run as a staffed museum, so check access before visiting.

The 1934–35 building reused the earlier station's cell block, stables and earth closets rather than building new ones; the annual report notes these old outbuildings were retained. The original floor plan was reversed so the public side faced Passage and North Streets, giving the domestic quarters more privacy.