The Beenleigh Historical Village and Museum is an open-air museum at Main Street, Beenleigh, City of Logan, Queensland, Australia. It preserves twenty buildings from Beenleigh's past which contain many collections related to the history of this district.[1]
History edit
in July 2019 the Heck family homestead "‘Friedensheim" (House of Peace), then at 129 Mill Road, Woongoolba, opposite the Rocky Point Sugar Mill (27°44′04″S 153°19′35″E / 27.7345°S 153.3263°E), was divided into three pieces and relocated to the museum. Following work to reconstruct and restore the building, it was officially reopened in November 2021 at the museum. The homestead was built in 1914 for the Heck family who operated the sugar mill but had not been used as a home since the 1970s.[2][3][4]
Buildings edit
The buildings preserved on the site include:[5]
- the heritage-listed former St George's Anglican Church
- the council chambers of the former Shire of Beenleigh
- the Loganholme School building
- the original 1885 Beenleigh railway station building
- the Heck family homestead "‘Friedensheim"
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Old Beenleigh Town". Logan City Council. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ Holt, Simon (1 December 2021). "Homestead preserved for future generations". MyCity Logan. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Kerr, Ruth (February 2022). "Queensland Report". The RHSQ Bulletin (870): 2–3.
- ^ Kerr, Judith (14 June 2019). "Facelift for century-old sugar cane homestead donated to Beenleigh Historical Society". Quest Newspapers. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Early Australia". Beenleigh Historical Village. Retrieved 18 March 2015.