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Date of construction of court house

John East • 02/02/16

Mount Alexander Mail, 1/12/1862, p.2, reported that a government official was in Daylesford to make a final decision on the location of the new court house. Therefore the building cannot have been constructed earlier than 1863.

Designed by J.J. Clark?

John East • 29/03/16

Note the unusual stylised arched corbel table on the gable of the court house. The same feature appears on the original eastern wing of the Sale Court House, built 1863-64 and known to have been designed by J.J. Clark. Also note that early photos show that the court house was not originally rendered.