Addresses
Type of place
Shop/s, Post / telegram office
Period
Victorian 1860-1890, World War I 1914-1918
Style
Free Classical
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Mt Crosby General Store & Post Office
Mount Crosby General Store & Post Office
Addresses
Type of place
Shop/s, Post / telegram office
Period
Victorian 1860-1890, World War I 1914-1918
Style
Free Classical
A postal receiving office was opened at Mount Crosby in October 1882, serving the farming community and later waterworks employees. Contractors operated the mail run between Mount Crosby and Ipswich, while local residents ran the receiving store from cottages and shops in the area. The receiving office quickly became a well-used facility, and was made a post office in 1924. It was later relocated to this store building, a former butcher’s shop constructed circa 1916. An annexe was added in 1948, when the former butcher’s shop was being operated as a store by Bill Butler. He took over the Post Office and employed Ab Swenson to build the Post Office annexe.
Lot plan
L1_RP67132
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Timber
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (H) Historical associationInteractive mapping
Lot plan
L1_RP67132
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Roof: Corrugated iron;Walls: Timber
Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (H) Historical associationInteractive mapping
Description
A lowset circa 1920s timber shop and attached Post Office set close to front alignment and with a projecting skillion roofed-street awning over the footpath. A simple parapet extends upwards to close the main roof gable. The form and scale of the building has not changed significantly but the details of the shop windows interior fitout and signage spandrels and valances have been altered.
Statement of significance
Relevant assessment criteria
This is a place of local heritage significance and meets one or more of the local heritage criteria under the Heritage planning scheme policy of the Brisbane City Plan 2014. It is significant because:
References
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Brisbane City Council Department of Water Supply and Sewerage, 'A brief outline of the Brisbane water supply system' (1970)
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Brisbane City Council Heritage Unit, Mount Crosby Waterworks Heritage Study (Appendix B: Employees' Accommodation), nd
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Nissen, Judith, 'Creating the landscape: A history of settlement and land use in Mount Crosby' School of History, Philosophy, Religion and Classics, University of Queensland (1999)
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Extended Ipswich Heritage Study
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised June 2022)