[1] The Tully Courthouse was designed by Nigel Laman Thomas, an architect in the Department of Public Works whose most notable work includes the former University of Queensland Library (now the Queensland University of Technology U block) at Gardens Point, Brisbane.

A well-composed building with formal qualities, symmetrical massing and repetitive rhythmic detailing give a sober, civic presence to the township.

[1] A facebrick, T-shaped building on a low rendered brick base, the Tully Courthouse is symmetrical about a gabled front entry porch projecting from an open verandah.

The gabled entry front has a central bullseye vent and crisscross balustrading to each side of entrance.

Horizontal bands of rendered brick extend around the building at window head and sill levels.

[1] Tully Court House was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 24 September 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.

A modest, masonry building with discrete timber verandahs, the Tully Courthouse contributes a civic presence to the streetscape.

[1] The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history.