TOORA POST OFFICE RESIDENCE

The Toora Post Office Residence, at 13 Stanley Street, Toora, built in 1914, is significant. This brick hip and gable federation villa has contiguous verandah with a lower pitched roof than the main building and a projecting gable with louvred vent, and ridge gablet. The verandah is supported by simple timber posts, after the ladder frame balustrade was removed. Other key features include: 

Non-original alterations and additions, other than those specified above, are not of heritage significance.

The Toora Post Office Residence is of local historic and aesthetic significance to the South Gippsland Shire.

Historically, the Post Office and Residence were built as part of the Commonwealth Post and Telegraph Act (1902) in 1914 by the local Rispin Brothers. It is also the only example within the Shire of a freestanding Post Office residence. This building would have been the first physical representation of the new Commonwealth in action at a local level. This building and its pre - war construction date demonstrate the strength and importance of the Toora community as part of the region and the necessity of key services within the growing town. The residence is significant to understanding and illustrating the impact of the Commonwealth Government on the South Gippsland Shire region. (Criterion A) 
The Toora Post Office residence is a superior, intact example of a Federation dwelling. This building in particular has the clean lines, lead lighting, lower pitched roof, prominent front verandah and gablets typical of this style of house. This classic example of this style of home significantly contributes to the character of Stanley Street and the town of Toora. (Criterion E)