Addresses
Type of place
Post / telegram office
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Georgian Revival
This is an image of the local heritage place known as Albion Post Office (former)
Albion Post Office (former)
Addresses
Type of place
Post / telegram office
Period
Interwar 1919-1939
Style
Georgian Revival
This masonry structure was erected in 1925-26 as a Post Office containing a mail room, office and letter carriers room. It was built by J Doyle to a standard plan developed by the Commonwealth for suburban Post Offices. This building replaced an earlier 1890s structure, and was a continuation of a postal service in Albion since 1876. The building was disposed of by the Commonwealth in 1995 and has subsequently been acquired as an office for an architectural firm.
Lot plan
L1_RP225674
Geolocation
-27.429167 153.042681
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Walls: Face brickPeople/associations
J. Doyle (Builder)Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (D) Representative; (G) SocialInteractive mapping
Lot plan
L1_RP225674
Geolocation
-27.429167 153.042681
Key dates
Local Heritage Place Since —
Date of Citation —
Construction
Walls: Face brickPeople/associations
J. Doyle (Builder)Criterion for listing
(A) Historical; (D) Representative; (G) SocialInteractive mapping
History
Land sold to Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Victoria in 1888.
Old timber post office
Constructed some time around 1890 and moved in 1925 to a new site a short distance away.
Challinor’s store became Albion’s first post office from 1876 until 1890 when the present one was built.
Most nineteenth century post offices were not permanent and were located in railway stations, hotels, the corner store of the local bakery.
Government policies in 1887 required that post and telegraph services were combined, and that accommodation for Postmasters and their families be provided.
New brick post office
New brick post office erected circa 1925/26 which contained a mail room, public office, a letter carriers room and a rear verandah.
To be constructed substantially of brick with cement facings at an approximate cost of 3000 pounds.
J Doyle was the builder.
Follows the M5 1920s Twin Porch style as identified in Walker’s National Estate Study of Historic Post Offices in Qld.
Postmaster’s quarters are in a separate building.
Currently occupied by Colin Trapp & Associates Pty Ltd Architects.
Description
Single-storey masonry with line-marking.
Multihip roof design.
Windows are of a sash style with the upper sash in small panes.
Marks a move away from timber construction to the use of brick or concrete and render.
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:
Citation prepared by — Brisbane City Council (page revised September 2020)