New Farm Park

New Farm Park
New Farm Park looking towards the Brisbane central business district, 2021
Location137 Sydney Street, New Farm, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Coordinates27°28′09″S 153°03′04″E / 27.4692°S 153.0512°E / -27.4692; 153.0512
Design period1900–1914 (Early 20th century)
Built1914–1950, 1915, 1950, 1955
ArchitectAlbert Herbert Foster
Official nameNew Farm Park
Typestate heritage
Designated7 February 2005
Reference no.602402
TypeRecreation and entertainment: Picnic ground/recreation reserve
ThemeBuilding settlements, towns, cities and dwellings: Planning and form of settlements; Creating social and cultural institutions: Sport and recreation
BuildersGladwin Legge & Co.
New Farm Park is located in Queensland
New Farm Park
Location of New Farm Park in Queensland

New Farm Park is a heritage-listed riverfront public park at 137 Sydney Street, New Farm, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Albert Herbert Foster and built from 1914 to 1950 by Gladwin Legge & Co. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 7 February 2005.[1]

The park covers 15 hectares (37 acres) and is at the southeastern end of the New Farm peninsula on a bend in the Brisbane River.[2] The Powerhouse arts centre is at the eastern end of the park. The park includes the New Farm Park ferry wharf and links to the Brisbane Riverwalk from Newstead to Toowong. It is one of Brisbane's most popular parklands and tourist attractions.

  1. ^ "New Farm Park (entry 602402)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  2. ^ "New Farm - Brisbane Tourist Guide". e-CBD. Archived from the original on 16 December 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2013.

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