Old Kojonup Post and Telegraph House

Author

Shire of Kojonup

Place Number

10598

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Location

126 Albany Hwy Kojonup

Location Details

Local Government

Kojonup

Region

Great Southern

Construction Date

Constructed from 1888

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - Does not warrant assessment	Current	30 Jun 2006

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Completed\Draft	04 Oct 2015	Considerable	Considerable Very important to the heritage of the locality. High degree of integrity /authenticity.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	22 Sep 1997

Statement of Significance

This place has aesthetic, historical and social significance as the second Post and Telegraph office for Kojonup and in operation at a time when telegraph technology was in use and connecting Kojonup to the world. Along with the Police Quarters across the road, it is only one of few examples of the Victorian Georgian style of architecture in the main street.

Physical Description

This house, once the second post office in Kojonup, is located at the lower end of High Street opposite the Police Station. The rendered brick (or stone) house is symmetrical, with a window on either side of the front door. The verandah is under a separate roof and wraps around three sides and is supported by timber posts that sit upon a low cement brick wall that partially encloses the lower half of the verandah. The steep pitched hipped roof is made of corrugated iron. There is a fibre cement clad rear addition. A low stone wall encloses a small front garden and on the northern side of the property are a number of fruit trees.

History

Built around 1888, the house was used as the second post and telegraph office between 1888-1896. The telegraph linked Kojonup to Adelaide and then eventually to the outside world. Louisa Roe was a well-known post mistress.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity - Medium
Authenticity - Medium
Modifications: Fibro extension at the back and some other changes.

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Bignell, Merle. "First the Spring"

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Comms: Post or Telegraph Office

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	OTHER	Other Material

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Mail services

Creation Date

16 Feb 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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