Logan City Historical Museum

The Logan City Historical Museum is situated in the Kingston Butter Factory Cultural Precinct, located in the new purpose built building right next to the upgraded car park. The museum houses a collection of artefacts and memorabilia from Logan and South East Queensland.

Site History

In the early 1900’s, local dairy farmers decided that they needed a butter factory in a prime location for access and transport. In 1906, a meeting was held between local dairy farmers to formalise the Southern Dairy Co-Operative. The Co-operative encompassed dairy from Nerang, Coomera, Tamborine, Pimpama, Cedar Creek, Logan Village, Chambers Flat, and Beaudesert. At the time, the land was owned by James Trahey, and the project was built by Waugh and Josephson for £3,600. Construction was completed in 1907. The Butter Factory in Kingston was churning out approximately 40-50 tons of butter per week by 1932, after commencing production 25 years earlier on the 13^th of May 1907. The British government had a standing order for Kingston Butter until about midway through the 1950’s.

The railway to the side of the factory was built in 1911, along with staff lodging. One of the original cottages remains, this is the one used for the administration and finance. You can see the original solid brick safe room still attached. It is now operating as a Teahouse café – Devon Pixies.

Taken over by Peters in 1958, the factory was diversified into producing milk, cottage cheese, baker’s cheese and ice cream alongside butter. However, the production ceased on April 15, 1983 due to a downturn in the dairy industry and dairy production. The land and building were acquired by the Logan City Council five years later in 1988. It was through following council and federal funding that the Kingston Butter Factory became an arts and cultural center encompassing a museum, theatre, arts and crafts shop and community function areas. In 2018, the site was closed for renovations and the museum temporarily relocated to Wilbur Street.
The Museum re-opened in January 2022 and we look forward to welcoming you for your next visit.

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