Leonora Post Office

Author

National Trust of Western Australia

Place Number

01476

Location

68 Tower St Leonora

Location Details

Local Government

Leonora

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment Current 13 Jun 2003

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Register of the National Estate Registered 21 Oct 1980
Classified by the National Trust Classified 03 Aug 1981
Statewide Post Office Survey Completed 01 Mar 1992
Municipal Inventory Adopted 17 Feb 1998 Category 1

Statement of Significance

Architecturally significant as a complementary element in a turn of century, goldrush streetscape of the Eastern Goldfields

Physical Description

A brick-walled, corrugated iron roofed post office, constructed circa 1900 - 1910, with spreading street verandahs which complement the verandahs of shops and hotels in Tower St.

History

Assessment 1981

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

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall BRICK Common Brick

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Mail services

Creation Date

30 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

02 Sep 2024

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.