This building started life as the Post & Telegraph office in 1876. It later became the Council Offices after they moved in after the devastating town fire of 1893.
Visitors can see what a real gold town bank felt like from back in the real gold rush days in this former Queensland National Bank. Built in 1886, today it is still has much of the original fittings including the red cedar counters and is open to visitors.
Built in 1887 the Post Office today houses the main cashpoint and Westpac agency in town.
The building was built in 1885 for the purposes of a council hall where it housed various incarnations of local authority changes until it moved out in 1932.
Named after a former Town Mayor and builder, P.E. Seagren, this building was built in 1880 as a store.
This building was originally built in 1874 and was a grand size for its day. Unfortunately it was partly destroyed by a cyclone in 1949 so until it was rebuilt it was known as the 'Half Soveriegn'
This magnificent old gold rush era building was first built as the 'Whitehorse Hotel' in 1885 only to be rebuilt into the 'Commecial Hotel' until it was renamed its current name 'Cooktown Hotel' in 1981.
The hotel was one of Cooktown's pioneers of the gold rush and has been trading since 1873.
This building was built in 1890 for the Bank of North Queensland. Today it is commercial offices and a listed building..
