[2] The stone dwarf wall and iron picket fence was not constructed until 1900 with the Goulburn Herald reporting that tenders were invited until 16 October 1899.

[4][2] The Goulburn Court House and Residence is an impressive and monumental building designed by Colonial Architect James Barnet in the Victorian Free Classical style.

Construction is of distinct rust-red colour polychrome brick with decorative sandstone facing relief work.

The two court rooms are each approximately 15m x 9m wide with public galleries reached by stone stairways on either side of the curved pendentives supporting the dome.

The building's walls, floors and ceilings are richly decorated using plaster and cedar joinery, all of which is in very good condition.

[2] The main elevation is approached via a formal garden of mature, exotic trees, lawns and shrubs being enclosed by a tall iron picket fence .

Comparable developments include being at the end of an important rail line and the change in character of the towns from penal settlements to regional government administrative centres.

The extravagance of the grand courthouses at Goulburn and Bathurst was never to be repeated after the 1890s depression and restructure of the Government Architects Office.

[2] The building is an accomplished example of Victorian Free Classical design demonstrating Palladian concepts and Mannerist influences.

[4][2] Goulburn Court House was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.

The Goulburn Court House is part of an intact Victorian civic precinct in a NSW regional centre.

The extravagance of the grant courthouses at Goulburn and Bathurst was never to be repeated after the 1890s depression and restructure of the Government Architects Office.

[5][2] The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales.

[2] The building is an accomplished example of Victorian Free Classical design demonstrating Palladian concepts and Mannerist influences.

[5][2] The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

[5][2] The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.