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Shire Office, Post Office & Court House

Location Cnr Sladen Street & South Gippsland Highway,, CRANBOURNE VIC 3977 - Property No B3438 File Number B3438 Level Regional

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Statement of Significance

The former shire office, post office and court house are regionally significant as having embodied many of the town's major historical functions in one building over a long period, longer than most buildings standing in the former Cranbourne Shire today. It is of immense historical importance to the town and among the oldest public buildings in the West Gippsland region. The building is also one of the few 19th century buildings in Cranbourne and hence one of the few reminders of the area's past. It is, and has been for a long period, easily recognisable as one of the town's foundation buildings and forms a historic couplet to the adjacent street tree avenue, providing the essence of the town's character as perceived by many over time.
Classified: 01/04/1996