Norseman Post Office

Author

Shire of Dundas

Place Number

00767

Location

82 Prinsep St Norseman

Location Details

Cnr Ramsay St

Local Government

Dundas

Region

Goldfields

Construction Date

Constructed from 1959, Constructed from 1897

Demolition Year

N/A

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type Status Date Documents
State Register Registered 09 Sep 2003 HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument, HCWebsite.Listing+ListingDocument

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type Status Date Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type Status Date Grading/Management
Category
Classified by the National Trust Classified 08 Mar 1994
Statewide Post Office Survey Completed 01 Mar 1992
Municipal Inventory Adopted 14 Aug 1995 1

Statement of Significance

Aesthetic Value: The building remains mostly in it's original condition and makes a significant contribution to the streetscape being located on the corner. Historic Value: Built five years after the discovery of gold in Norseman, used to inform authorities of gold shipments. Social Value: Used as a meeting place gauged by the arrival and departure of mail.

Physical Description

A single storey building constructed of coarse rubble stone work, renderd quoins and architraves. Original verandah posts have been replaced with simple wooden posts and all chimneys have been removed.

Integrity/Authenticity

Extent of Original Fabric: Most Authenticity: One of the earliest and most substantial public buildings built in Norseman.

Condition

Fair

State Heritage Office library entries

Library Id Title Medium Year Of Publication
5748 Images CD No. 3 : Dundas Group. C D Rom 2002
10218 Norseman Post Office Heritage Study {Cons'n Plan} 2014

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch General Specific
Original Use Transport\Communications Comms: Post or Telegraph Office
Original Use Transport\Communications Comms: Housing or Quarters
Present Use Transport\Communications Comms: Housing or Quarters
Present Use Transport\Communications Comms: Post or Telegraph Office

Architectural Styles

Style
Federation Bungalow

Construction Materials

Type General Specific
Roof METAL Corrugated Iron
Wall STONE Limestone

Historic Themes

General Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS Mail services

Creation Date

31 Aug 1988

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

31 Dec 2016

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