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Post Office

Location 113-117 Mollison Street and Cnr Jennings Street,, KYNETON VIC 3444 - Property No B2733 File Number B2733 Level State

[1/1] B2733 Post Office cnr Mollison

Statement of Significance

The Kyneton Post Office, designed by Peter Kerr and commenced in 1870-71, is of State architectural significance for the earliest introduction of the French Second Empire style into Victorian Public Works Department architecture through the use of a mansard-roofed clock tower into an otherwise conservative Italianate design. While the corner addition of c.1893 and later alterations have detracted from the original design, the Kyneton Post Office, along with the Daylesford and Beechworth post offices, is the only remaining example of early Italianate style post offices in Victoria.
The historical singificance of the Kyneton Post Office lies in its long period of continuous use as a post office and cultural centre in Kyneton. The clock tower is a mark of civic pride in that it was paid for by local subscription. The post office forms the focus of a group of landmark buildings in Kyneton, which include a number of nineteenth century banks and the Shire Hall.
Classified: 'Local' 27/01/1972
Revised:02/10/1995