Old Post Office Museum Wash-house and Out-house

Author

Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale

Place Number

02874

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Location

Jarrahdale Rd Jarrahdale

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Old Post Office and Telegraph Office

Local Government

Serpentine-Jarrahdale

Region

Peel

Construction Date

Constructed from 1880

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
RHP - To be assessed	Current	29 Aug 2003

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	19 Sep 2022	Category 2	Category 2 Conservation Highly Recommended Of very considerable value to the Municipality. High level of protection appropriate; Provide maximum encouragement to the owner/s under the Town Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place; Encourage owner/s to reinstate and/or retain original fabric/features of the place (i.e. verandas, shingles, timber windows) All development applications (including demolition) should be considered by Council Photographically record the place prior to any major development or demolition.
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	31 Jul 2000	Category 1B	Category 1B Conservation Essential A place which may meet the criteria for inclusion in the State Register of Heritage Places (ie: of state or national value) because of its association with a group of places which together form a heritage precinct or area. Highest level of protection appropriate for all places in the group; Warrants a referral to the Heritage Council WA and further assessment for possible entry into the State Register; Provide maximum encouragement to the owner/s to conserve the significance of the place; Photographically record the place (individually and its relationship to the other places).
Classified by the National Trust	Classified	03 Dec 1990			Heritage Council

Statement of Significance

The Old Post Office played a vital role in the district for communication by post and telegrams, and significant in being one of the earliest still remaining public buildings in the town. It also has landmark value being the first public building at the western entrance of the town. Consideration to be given in its association with the historic Jarrahdale townsite.

Physical Description

A single storey symmetrical building, with Victorian Georgian features of high-pitched hipped broken back roof forming a front verandah and prominent central brick chimney. Internal surfaces are plaster on timber lathe, and windows are double hung. Two minor outbuildings are of approximately the same era.
Overlooking Gooralong Brook.

History

Built in 1880 when the telegraph line was laid and operated as a Telegraph Office from 1880-1882. In 1881 it also became a Post Office. From 1882 to 1930 it was a Post and Telegraph Office, after which time, until 1972, it was a non-official Post Office.
It is now used as the headquarters for the Jarrahdale Heritage Society and houses historical artefacts and displays.

Condition

Good

Other Reference Numbers

Ref Number	Description
44	Scheme List
SJ5-02	Local Heritage Survey

Other Keywords

Special Comments: National Trust Classification (3/12/1990)
included in National Trust Classification of Jarrahdale Townsite
(14/7/1997)
Refer National Trust Historic Places Assessment Form

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id	Title	Medium	Year Of Publication
11358	Cast iron pillar boxes of Western Australia: An early history of the J & E Ledger foundry	Book	2015

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Comms: Post or Telegraph Office
Present Use	SOCIAL\RECREATIONAL	Other Community Hall\Centre

Architectural Styles

Style
Victorian Georgian

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	TIMBER	Weatherboard

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Telecommunications
OUTSIDE INFLUENCES	Depression & boom

Creation Date

20 Jul 2004

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

12 Oct 2023

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