Fremantle Post Office

Fremantle Post Office
Fremantle Post Office
Map
General information
TypeHistoric building
LocationFremantle, Western Australia
Coordinates32°03′12″S 115°44′45″E / 32.0533°S 115.7458°E / -32.0533; 115.7458 (Fremantle Post Office)
TypeState Registered Place
Designated6 February 1996
Reference no.951

The Fremantle Post Office located in Market Street, Fremantle was designed by Hillson Beasley of the Public Works Department, planned in 1906[1] and opened in 1907. It was renovated during the Western Australian Centenary year of 1929,[2] and again in 1987 for the America's Cup challenge. Following a rain storm in August 2022,[3] the ceiling collapsed, and the Post Office operations have been temporarily moved to other locations in Fremantle. Currently, the post office is operating from 22 Queen Street, Fremantle.[4]

A site on the other (east) side of Market Street, and further south, was also considered in 1905 as a location for the new post office.[5] The shops along Market Street and bordered by Cantonment Street and High Street were to be resumed, and a new building built; this never eventuated.

The building is listed on the Register of the National Estate.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Fremantle Post Office". The Daily News. Perth. 12 June 1906. p. 10 Edition: THIRD EDITION. Retrieved 20 November 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  2. ^ "Renovating the Fremantle POST OFFICE". The West Australian. Perth. 24 May 1929. p. 24. Retrieved 20 November 2012 – via National Library of Australia.
  3. ^ Herald, Your (5 August 2022). "Ceiling collapses". Fremantle Herald Interactive. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Find a Post Office, street posting box, Parcel Locker or Parcel Collect location". auspost.com.au. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  5. ^ "The Fremantle Post-Office". Perth Gazette. Perth. 31 August 1905. p. 9. Retrieved 5 May 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Fremantle Post Office, 13-15 Market St, Fremantle, WA, Australia". Australian Heritage Database. Department of Sustainability, Environment, Water, Population and Communities. Retrieved 2 December 2012.

Media related to Fremantle Post Office at Wikimedia Commons


Stub icon

This Fremantle-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.