Eagle Farm Women's Prison and Factory Site
| Eagle Farm Women's Prison and Factory | |
|---|---|
Footpath through the site, 2015 | |
| Location | Schneider Road, Eagle Farm, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 27°25′34″S 153°05′18″E / 27.4262°S 153.0882°E |
| Design period | 1824–1841 (convict settlement) |
| Built | 1830–1839 |
| Official name | Eagle Farm Women's Prison and Factory Site, Eagle Farm Agricultural Establishment, Eagle Farm Women's Prison and Factory |
| Type | state heritage (archaeological) |
| Designated | 7 February 2005 |
| Reference no. | 600186 |
| Significant period | 1830s (historical) |
| Significant components | prison/factory/gaol |
Location of Eagle Farm Women's Prison and Factory in Queensland | |
Eagle Farm Women's Prison and Factory Site (also known as Eagle Farm Agricultural Establishment) is a heritage-listed archaeological site on Schneider Road, Eagle Farm, City of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It operated between 1829 and 1839 as part of the Moreton Bay penal settlement. It is on the site now part of the Australia TradeCoast, previously the Eagle Farm Airport. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 7 February 2005.
The site was listed on the Register of the National Estate and is also included on the Queensland Heritage Register. The site is historically important as one of a small number of convict sites remaining in Queensland with surviving original fabric (even though only as an archaeological deposit).