Fairymead House

Fairymead House is a two-story timber and masonry building in Bundaberg built in the Indian Bungalow style. It features high ceilings, wide verandahs, and a hipped corrugated iron roof that defines its character.

The house was built in 1890 for Ernest and Margaret Young, pioneers who established one of Bundaberg's first sugar plantations. It represents the development of the sugar industry in the region during its early years.

The rooms display original furnishings and objects that reflect how sugar plantation owners lived in the late 1800s. You can see what daily life looked like for wealthy families of that era and the kinds of things they kept around them.

The house has been located in the Bundaberg Botanic Gardens since 1989 and operates as a museum with displays. Visitors can walk through the rooms and see historical exhibits about the sugar industry in Queensland.

In the early 1950s, the house provided shelter for European refugees and single male workers from the nearby sugar plantation. This period shows a less familiar chapter of its history, when the building served a very different purpose than its original design intended.

Location: Queensland

GPS coordinates: -24.85560,152.33600

Latest update: December 14, 2025 14:24