Strathalbyn National Trust Museum
The 1858 police station and 1867 courthouse on Rankine Street, restored as a National Trust museum with Victorian-era rooms, blacksmith's workshop and farm machinery.
Two heritage buildings, one museum
The Strathalbyn National Trust Museum occupies two of Strathalbyn's most significant heritage buildings - the 1858 police station and the 1867 courthouse, both bluestone and both right at the centre of the town. They were restored and opened as a museum by the National Trust in the 1970s.
What's inside
The police station's original lock-up cells are intact, with displays on Victorian-era policing in the South Australian colony. The courthouse interior preserves the bench, dock and visitors' gallery. Outbuildings on the site include a working blacksmith's display, a long shed of vintage farm machinery, and recreated Victorian living rooms.
Practical
Open weekend afternoons and by appointment for groups. Volunteer-staffed. Donation welcome.
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