Local Government
Three Springs
Region
Midwest
Cnr Railway Rd & Maley St Three Springs
Three Springs
Midwest
Constructed from 1939
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| Municipal Inventory | Adopted | 09 Jul 1996 | Category 2 | |
The Three Springs Post Office has local significance for its role in providing communications for the district. Further, it is representative of public buildings of its era and has high streetscape value having a prominent corner location on the main street.
A square building constructed of rendered masonry with a hipped tile roof. A recessed entry porch in which the mail boxes are sited is enhanced by two concrete pillars. The north side of the porch has timber double entry doors. Windows are timber framed double hung with either 12 or 18 panes to the east. The south side has similar windows to the rear plus three slit windows to the section which forms the south wall of the entry porch. There is a corbelled chimney of rendered masonry with a terra-cotta chimney pot, to the north west.
From 1910 until the construction of the Post Office in 1939, mail services were provided at several stores and houses. The district's first automatic telephone exchange was installed in this building in 1940. (Source: History of Three Springs, p.5. Carridena, p.77) Privatised in 1995 to C.W. & S.J. Ward in 1995, as part of Australia Post privatisation programme.
Integrity: High
Good
| Ref ID No | Ref Name | Ref Source | Ref Date |
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| H. A. Crake; "Carridena". p.77 | Three Springs Shire Council | 1979 |
Individual Building or Group
| Epoch | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Present Use | Transport\Communications | Comms: Post or Telegraph Office |
| Original Use | Transport\Communications | Comms: Post or Telegraph Office |
| Style |
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| Inter-War Stripped Classical |
| Type | General | Specific |
|---|---|---|
| Wall | BRICK | Rendered Brick |
| Roof | TILE | Other Tile |
| General | Specific |
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| TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS | Mail services |
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