Boulder Post Office

Author

City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Place Number

00187

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Location

68 Burt St Boulder

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Boulder Telegraph Office
W.A. Post Office

Local Government

Kalgoorlie-Boulder

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1903

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - To be assessed	Current	13 Feb 2004

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Restrictive Covenant	YES				Heritage Council
Register of the National Estate	Registered	21 Oct 1980			Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust	Interim	01 May 1977			Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	09 Jul 2001	Category 2	Category 2 The place is considered to have a high level of significance to the City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder and valued by the local community. Maximum encouragement to conserve the significance of the place should be provided to the owner under the town planning scheme.

Statement of Significance

: building defines the south-west corner of Burt and Lane Streets with its strongly modelled facade and well defined corners, which give a sculptural quality to the prominent intersection and contributes as a vital streetscape element to the Burt Street Precinct.

Physical Description

A two-storey building built with steel framed construction to the building line of Burt and Lane Streets in the Federation Free Classical style (Apperly et al, 1989: 104-107).

The building has a largeness of scale, symmetry, and use of classical motifs. The exterior of the building features a balustraded Italianate parapet with urns, and a recessed arcaded porch.

The ground floor is treated as a base and the masonry is articulated with a smooth finish. The upper level is unadorned. This facade treatment is impressive both in scale and severity. This upper storey balances the effect of the heavy base. The building has well defined edges and sits squarely on the site.

Over the years, there has been some change to the exterior of the building, including the remodelling of the ground floor walls, the painting of the entire building and the installation of iron gates to entrance porch. Some windows have been overpainted and the building has been extended at the rear and along Burt Street.

History

The Insurance Plans for Boulder c. 1900 illustrate that Lot 659 had two buildings constructed of brick. On the corner was the Post Office, and facing Burt Street was one building incorporating the Savings Bank (forerunner to the present Commonwealth Bank), the Court House and Goldfields Water Supply.

There is no foundation stone as Government buildings were constructed by the Government Architect of the time.

With its rounded arches and recessed arcade, the cost of the building at its completion in 1903 was £3,553 (Boulder's Hidden Secrets, 1993).

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Moderate to High
Authenticity: Moderate to High

Condition

Good

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
John Grainger PWD	Architect	1903	-

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	"Boulder's Hidden Secrets Golden Footsteps – Join us for a Walk through Boulder as it was at the Turn of the Century".	Kalgoorlie	1993

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

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

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Common Brick
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Mail services

Creation Date

23 Mar 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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