Newstead House

Newstead House is Brisbane's oldest surviving residence, located in Newstead Park on the Brisbane River in the suburb of Newstead, Brisbane, Queensland. Built in 1846 for pastoralist Patrick Leslie and later extended, the Georgian-style cottage is Queensland heritage-listed. Operated as a historic house museum, it displays period furnishings, colonial history exhibits and landscaped gardens, offering insight into early Brisbane settlement and 19th-century domestic life.

Visitors can explore Brisbane's oldest surviving residence set within the landscaped Newstead Park overlooking Breakfast Creek and the Brisbane River. The two-storey Georgian cottage contains period-furnished rooms, colonial-era exhibits and interpretive displays about early settlement. Surroundings include heritage gardens, lawns and river views. Visitors can join guided tours, view the historic interiors on self-guided visits, stroll the park, and attend occasional exhibitions and events.

Constructed in 1846 for pastoralist Patrick Leslie, Newstead House is Brisbane's oldest surviving residence. Built as a simple Georgian cottage on the Brisbane River, it was extended in the 1860s by later owners including pastoralist and politician George Harris. It served as a prominent colonial residence and social centre in early Brisbane and is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register as a rare example of 1840s domestic architecture.

Heritage-listed historic house museum representing early colonial settlement and 19th-century domestic life in Queensland. It preserves Georgian colonial architecture, period interiors and collections illustrating Brisbane's social history, and functions as a community cultural venue within Newstead Park for exhibitions, education programs and events.