This building was situated on Allotment 6, bounded by Queen, Khedive (now Mackenzie), Omar (now Graham) and Bey (now Young) Streets.

The new court house was built on a site south east of the police building, at the corner of Queen and Khedive Streets.

[1] The early farmers in the Ayr district found that the supply of water to irrigate their cane crops was inadequate.

While the Great Depression was affecting most other parts of the country, the sugar towns of Queensland experienced steady growth and stable economies.

The Ayr and Home Hill Court Houses are the only two examples of brick versions of this "T" plan form.

A description of the new court house prior to its completion concluded by stating that "The Buildings will be an imposing structure and should prove an acquisition to the Architecture of the City".

[1] During the 1930s Depression, Labor Premier William Forgan Smith established a government initiated works scheme under the Income (Unemployment Relief) Act (1930) to create employment.

The Ayr court house is a fine example of the brick buildings erected through this work scheme.

The gabled and half-gabled roof is clad in corrugated steel and is surmounted by a painted copper flèche.

[1] Ayr Court House was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 13 January 1995 having satisfied the following criteria.

The form, scale and materials of the building, contribute to the Queen Street streetscape and Ayr townscape.