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Claremont Post Office

Author

Town of Claremont

Place Number

00483
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Location

36 Gugeri St Claremont

Location Details

Also 2A Bay View Tce

Other Name(s)

Claremont Post Office & quarters
Dome Cafe

Local Government

Claremont

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1896 to 1984

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents More information
Heritage List YES 07 Jul 2015
Commonwealth List Adopted 22 Jun 2004 Heritage Council
State Register Registered 20 Dec 2002 Register Entry
Assessment Documentation
Heritage Council

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management More information
Category Description
Municipal Inventory Adopted 05 Aug 2014 HA - Category 1

HA - Category 1

Considerable Significance - Very important to the significance of the Heritage Area. DESIRED OUTCOME - Conservation of the place is highly desirable. Any ‘development’ should not impact on the significance of the area, in accordance with the Design Guidelines.

Register of the National Estate Permanent 25 Mar 1986

Heritage Council
Statewide Post Office Survey Completed 01 Mar 1992

Heritage Council
Municipal Inventory Adopted 31 Dec 1995

Heritage Council
Classified by the National Trust Classified 07 Jun 1983

Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

Bay View Terrace Heritage Area demonstrates the earliest and ongoing commercial heart of the Town of Claremont, represented by the form and fabric of most of the original buildings and later infill of a similar form. Bookended at the significant Claremont Hotel, and the Post Office historically located opposite the railway station, Bay View Terrace is the social and historic heart of retail Claremont

Physical Description

The single storey masonry building is located on the corner but does not address that situation. The original limestone block walls and later brick walls have all been painted. The gambrel-hipped roof is clad with clay tiles. The roof evidences exposed eaves and a simple face brick chimney. The original section of the frontage shows flat arched quoined window openings with sets of three casements with multi-paned fanlights above.

History

The Claremont Post and Telegraph Office were built in 1896 to a design by PWD Chief Architect George Temple Poole. The builder was A. Davenport with a tendered price of £1,190-4-0. The Post Office was a stone building with a shingle roof comprising a mail room, public office and operator's room, and two-room quarters for the postmaster. Claremont Post Office was opened 4 August 1896. In 1906, the entrance and public area were extended and the quarters enlarged with the addition of another four rooms. In 1914, the façade of the building was altered to feature a parapet over the main arched window and a Romanesque-style rounded portico over the entrance. Internal walls were altered to create a larger public space and the shingles were replaced with Marseille tiles. Later alterations included relocation of the entrance from the northwest to the southwest corner, various internal alterations and painting of the exterior stonework. When the roof was retiled in 1976 the decorative finials were not replaced. In 1982, the Post Office was saved from demolition and rebuilding by public protest. In 1984, a major extension and upgrade included an addition housing a new mail room and letterboxes located on the south side fronting the Terrace and set back from the footpath. In 1998, following changes to post office procedures that required less space, the 1984 addition was leased out and redeveloped for Dome Café. The original part of the building was again remodelled for its ongoing function as a post office.

Integrity/Authenticity

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Associations

Name Type Year From Year To
George Temple Poole Architect - -

Other Keywords

Considerable Contribution: Claremont Post Office is a well-designed example of George Temple Poole’s work as Chief Architect of the Public Works Department, and a significant testament to Claremont’s history. Claremont Post Office has historic significance for its association with the evolution of postal services in the district and its location opposite the railway station represents the link between postal and rail services. Social significance is demonstrated as a place of meeting and the community outrage at the proposed closure, and subsequent continuation of service in 1982.

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
8371 Citations : Claremont Post Office; Claremont Railway Station and Claremont Continental Hotel. Other 0

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Present Use Transport\Communications Comms: Post or Telegraph Office
Original Use Transport\Communications Comms: Housing or Quarters
Original Use Transport\Communications Comms: Post or Telegraph Office
Present Use COMMERCIAL Restaurant

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Arts and Crafts

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Wall STONE Limestone
Roof TILE Other Tile
Wall BRICK Rendered Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Telecommunications
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Mail services

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

Disclaimer

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