Three Springs Post Office

Author

Shire of Three Springs

Place Number

05259

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Location

Cnr Railway Rd & Maley St Three Springs

Location Details

Local Government

Three Springs

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Constructed from 1939

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

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(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	09 Jul 1996	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 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.

Physical Description

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.

History

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/Authenticity

Integrity: High

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	H. A. Crake; "Carridena". p.77	Three Springs Shire Council	1979

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
Wall	BRICK	Rendered Brick
Roof	TILE	Other Tile

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Mail services

Creation Date

21 Jan 1997

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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.