Canning Downs
| Canning Downs Homestead | |
|---|---|
Canning Downs Homestead, 2011 | |
| Location | Canning Downs, Warwick, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia |
| Coordinates | 28°13′22″S 152°03′27″E / 28.2227°S 152.0574°E |
| Design period | 1840s–1860s (mid-19th century) |
| Built | 1847–1900 |
| Official name | Canning Downs Homestead |
| Type | state heritage (landscape, built, archaeological) |
| Designated | 21 October 1992 |
| Reference no. | 600525 |
| Significant period | 1840s–1860s (historical) 1840s–1900s (fabric) ongoing (social) |
| Significant components | views from, residential accommodation – main house, trees/plantings, kitchen/kitchen house, out building/s, chimney/chimney stack, stables, garden/grounds, roof/ridge ventilator/s / fleche/s, driveway |
Canning Downs was the first residential establishment built by a white person on the Darling Downs in Queensland, Australia. It is located a short drive from the town of Warwick and originally extended south east to Killarney and the McPherson Range. The area was first named after the British statesman George Canning by Allan Cunningham.
The fertile lands around the upper reaches of the Condamine River provided an excellent site for the home of early settler, Patrick Leslie. The station was first declared in the name of Walter Leslie on 7 July 1840.
Canning Downs Homestead is the heritage-listed homestead at Canning Downs. It was built from 1847 to 1900. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992.