Ayr Court House, Heritage-listed courthouse in Ayr, Queensland, Australia

Ayr Court House is a single-storey red brick courthouse at 163 Queen Street, designed by Douglas Francis Woodcraft Roberts and built from 1935 to 1941. Its gabled and half-gabled roof is clad in corrugated steel and topped by a painted copper flèche. Wide verandahs on four sides have timber balustrading and paired posts on brick piers, and the entrance portico carries a decorative parapet.

The building was constructed between 1935 and 1941 during the Great Depression and replaced two earlier courthouses from 1883 and 1897. The brick construction represented a shift in building methods for regional judicial buildings of that period.

The building represents how the judicial system expanded into regional Queensland and remains a focal point in the town center today. Its design with red brick and wide verandahs conveys authority while fitting naturally into the agricultural community.

The building sits on Queen Street in the town center and continues to operate as an active courthouse. Visitors should respect standard office hours and dress appropriately if viewing the interior.

The building features a distinctive T-shaped design executed in brick, which was uncommon for regional courthouses of that era. This design choice allowed for efficient space use and clearly set it apart from earlier timber structures.