Onslow Post Office & Residence (fmr)

Author

Shire of Ashburton

Place Number

15367

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Location

19-21 Second Av Onslow

Location Details

Local Government

Ashburton

Region

Pilbara

Construction Date

Constructed from 1925

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
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Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

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Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	17 Aug 1999	Category B	Category B Worthy of high level of protection: to be retained and conserved; provide maximum encouragement to the owner under the Shire of Ashburton Planning Scheme to conserve the significance of the place. A more detailed Heritage Assessment/Impact Statement to undertaken before approval is given for any major redevelopment. Incentives to promote conservation should be considered.

Statement of Significance

The former Post Office and residence have aesthetic, historic and representative cultutral heritage significance. As two of the relics of early settlement, the Post Office and residence add to the streetscape of Second Avenue where there are other historic buildings including the significant Onslow Goods Shed. Built in 1927 the office and dwelling have survived a number of cyclones and remain a representative of early North Wet construction.

Physical Description

The former Post Office and Residence are bungalows. The old Post Office set on a corner block in the shadow of a large communication tower, the residence is next door. The buildings are raised on stumps and have metal cladding and hipped corrugated iron roofs. Across the front of the Post Office is a verandah with simple metal balustrading reminiscent of the original design as seen in historical photos of the two buildinga. External changes have been made including different building fabric an alterations to the original verandahs.

History

The Onslow Post Office and residence were built in c1925 soon after the settlement on the new site of Onslow began. PWD builders who carried out a two year construction plan in the new town, completed the work. The two police residences and the Post Office residence were all built from the same plans. In 1994 the Post Office was moved to it's present location in Postie's General Store. For a while the original Post Office was occupied by Onslow Employement group but after their withdrawal the office remained empty. Today the former Post Offfice is used as an office for Onslow Salt Pty Ltd set up in 1997. The back room is used for printing the local paper, "Pipeline" and the current owners use the residence as a dwelling.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity: Fair Degree

Condition

Good

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	Shire of Ashburton Notes

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	COMMERCIAL	Office or Administration Bldg
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Comms: Post or Telegraph Office
Present Use	RESIDENTIAL	Single storey residence
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Comms: Housing or Quarters

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Roof	METAL	Corrugated Iron
Wall	METAL	Corrugated Iron

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Mail services

Creation Date

28 Jan 2000

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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