Maylands Post Office & Quarters (fmr)

Author

City of Bayswater

Place Number

02422

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Location

160 Whatley Cr Maylands

Location Details

Other Name(s)

Antiques & Collectors
Maylands Post Office (fmr)

Local Government

Bayswater

Region

Metropolitan

Construction Date

Constructed from 1910

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
Heritage List	Adopted	25 Feb 2020
State Register	Registered	08 Jan 2010	Register Entry Assessment Documentation	Heritage Council

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	17 Jun 1997	Classification 2	Classification 2 Sites have considerable local importance and will generally include public or community buildings, commercial buildings and residential dwellings of exceptional significance. Demolition of these places would generally not be supported.
Local Heritage Survey	Adopted	25 Feb 2020	Classification 1	Classification 1 These sites have exceptional significance and are important at a local, state or regional level. These places are included on the State Register of Heritage Places or are significant sites owned by the City of Bayswater.

Statement of Significance

The place is significant for its associations with the development of the Maylands Townsite and has aesthetic value, contributing to the Whatley Crescent streetscape.

Physical Description

A single storey face brick with stucco decorative treatments and a tiled roof. There are gables addressing both streets and a corner entry portico. There is a tiled roof to the awning over the Whatley Crescent window. There are touches of arts and crafts detailing to this simple utilitarian building.

History

The post office is an integral part in the developing story of the growth of the commercial heart of Maylands, being its first permanent post office and built at a time when the state still built post offices on behalf of the young Commonwealth. It is understood that Silvercock and Hayes built the place for 736 pound.

While the post office was closed in 1988, it has considerable aesthetic and historic value in developing the theme of the establishment and growth of the Maylands Town Centre.

Integrity/Authenticity

Integrity - Low
Authenticity - High

Condition

Fair

Associations

Name	Type	Year From	Year To
Clarence Rose Ross	Architect	1910	-

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

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Free Classical

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	BRICK	Other Brick
Roof	TILE	Other Tile

Historic Themes

General	Specific
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Land allocation & subdivision
DEMOGRAPHIC SETTLEMENT & MOBILITY	Settlements
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Mail services

Creation Date

01 May 1989

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

19 May 2021

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