COLERAINE POST OFFICE

The Coleraine Post Office, located at 80 Whyte Streets in the centre of Coleraine is a symmetrical, single storey brick building which is now rendered. The building originally housed the Post Office, a Post Masters residence and a telegraph office. It was built in 1874 by James Nation & Co. of Melbourne to a standard design prepared by the Public Works Department. The post office was housed in the central section and the eastern side of the building, including an enclosed timber verandah. The western side was the post master's residence. The building passed to the Commonwealth after Federation in 1901. The facade was altered in the 1920s, again to a standard design. The building remains relatively intact externally to that date, although it is much altered internally. It is in good condition.

How is it significant?

The Coleraine Post Office is of historical and architectural significance to the township of Coleraine and the Shire of Southern Grampians.

Why is it significant?

The Coleraine Post Office is of historical significance as the focus for communication services to the community for over 140 years. It is of historical significance because of its earliest associations with the important local Trangmar family. The Post Office is of architectural significance as a representative example of a standard Public Works Department Post Office from the 1870-1880 period. Architecturally, it is significant for its relationship to the court house immediately adjacent and other civic buildings in the vicinity.

Group

Postal and Telecommunications

Category

Post Office