Boyup Brook Post Office

Author

Shire of Boyup Brook

Place Number

00230

Enlarge Map

Show Property Street View

There no heritage location found in the Google fusion table.

Location

Railway Pde Boyup Brook

Location Details

Other Name(s)

inc: horse trough & tie rails

Local Government

Boyup Brook

Region

South West

Construction Date

Constructed from 1924

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	12 May 2015

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	18 Aug 1995	Category 2	Category 2 High level of protection appropriate; provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the town planning scheme to conserve the significance of the place.

Statement of Significance

The Post office is significant to the social and historic development of Boyup Brook and is an attractive building which forms part of the Railway Parade streeetscape.

Physical Description

Boyup Brook Post Office was constructed of fair faced brickwork with a corrugated iron hipped roof. The building facade is symmetrical in design which gives the building an attractive and unified appearance. Detailing is typical of the period of construction.

Opposite the post office there is a htiching post and horse trough which are considered to form part of the post office precinct.

History

The first Boyup Brook Post Office was officailly proclaimed in 1912 with Mr NG Brown as Post master. Prior to this the school had acted as unofficial post office conducted by Mrs Wauchope, the wife of the teacher from 1903. The exisitng Post office building was constructed in 1924.

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	D Wooding;"The history of settlemnt and agriculture in the Boyup Brook District".		1969
	A Schorer;"History of the Upper Blackwood".pp 175/6		1968

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	Transport\Communications	Comms: Post or Telegraph Office
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Comms: Post or Telegraph Office

Architectural Styles

Style
Inter-War Stripped Classical

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Mail services

Creation Date

08 Jul 1988

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

19 Apr 2021

Disclaimer

This information is provided voluntarily as a public service. The information provided is made available in good faith and is derived from sources believed to be reliable and accurate. However, the information is provided solely on the basis that readers will be responsible for making their own assessment of the matters discussed herein and are advised to verify all relevant representations, statements and information.