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MARYBOROUGH POST OFFICE
69 CLARENDON STREET MARYBOROUGH, CENTRAL GOLDFIELDS SHIRE
MARYBOROUGH POST OFFICE
69 CLARENDON STREET MARYBOROUGH, CENTRAL GOLDFIELDS SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
Maryborough Post Office was built in 1876-77 as a combined court house and post office. The building was designed by architect JH Marsden of the Victorian Public Works Department and built by Peter Cunningham for a contract price of £8266 4s 3d. The post office is in the Italianate palazzo style and features two three arch colonnades and a clock tower. The clock was manufactured by Joseph Bros of Melbourne and the bell by IW Horwood of Castlemaine. In 1892 the post office took over whole building when a new court house was built next door. The Maryborough Post Office has a high degree of integrity and forms the central element in a precinct of public buildings which includes the court house, town hall and war memorial.
How is it significant?
The Maryborough Post Office is historically and architecturally important to the State of Victoria.
Why is it significant?
The Maryborough Post Office is historically important is as the key element in one of the finest precincts of public buildings in Victoria. Its size and quality are reflective of the importance of Maryborough as one of Victoria's premier cities built on the wealth of gold mining. The clock tower and war memorial are important for their landmark qualities.
The Maryborough Post Office is architecturally significant as an impressive Italianate palazzo style design by the important Public Works Department architect JH Marsden. It is unusual for the incorporation of a former courthouse which has subsequently become the main postal chamber.
Maryborough Post Office was built in 1876-77 as a combined court house and post office. The building was designed by architect JH Marsden of the Victorian Public Works Department and built by Peter Cunningham for a contract price of £8266 4s 3d. The post office is in the Italianate palazzo style and features two three arch colonnades and a clock tower. The clock was manufactured by Joseph Bros of Melbourne and the bell by IW Horwood of Castlemaine. In 1892 the post office took over whole building when a new court house was built next door. The Maryborough Post Office has a high degree of integrity and forms the central element in a precinct of public buildings which includes the court house, town hall and war memorial.
How is it significant?
The Maryborough Post Office is historically and architecturally important to the State of Victoria.
Why is it significant?
The Maryborough Post Office is historically important is as the key element in one of the finest precincts of public buildings in Victoria. Its size and quality are reflective of the importance of Maryborough as one of Victoria's premier cities built on the wealth of gold mining. The clock tower and war memorial are important for their landmark qualities.
The Maryborough Post Office is architecturally significant as an impressive Italianate palazzo style design by the important Public Works Department architect JH Marsden. It is unusual for the incorporation of a former courthouse which has subsequently become the main postal chamber.
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MARYBOROUGH POST OFFICE - Permit Exemptions
General Exemptions:General exemptions apply to all places and objects included in the Victorian Heritage Register (VHR). General exemptions have been designed to allow everyday activities, maintenance and changes to your property, which don’t harm its cultural heritage significance, to proceed without the need to obtain approvals under the Heritage Act 2017.Places of worship: In some circumstances, you can alter a place of worship to accommodate religious practices without a permit, but you must notify the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria before you start the works or activities at least 20 business days before the works or activities are to commence.Subdivision/consolidation: Permit exemptions exist for some subdivisions and consolidations. If the subdivision or consolidation is in accordance with a planning permit granted under Part 4 of the Planning and Environment Act 1987 and the application for the planning permit was referred to the Executive Director of Heritage Victoria as a determining referral authority, a permit is not required.Specific exemptions may also apply to your registered place or object. If applicable, these are listed below. Specific exemptions are tailored to the conservation and management needs of an individual registered place or object and set out works and activities that are exempt from the requirements of a permit. Specific exemptions prevail if they conflict with general exemptions. Find out more about heritage permit exemptions here.Specific Exemptions:General Conditions:
1. All exempted alterations are to be planned and carried out in a manner which prevents damage to the fabric of the registered place or object.
2. Should it become apparent during further inspection or the carrying out of alterations that original or previously hidden or inaccessible details of the place or object are revealed which relate to the significance of the place or object, then the exemption covering such alteration shall cease and the Executive Director shall be notified as soon as possible.
3. If there is a conservation policy and plan approved by the Executive Director, all works shall be in accordance with it.
4. Nothing in this declaration prevents the Executive Director from amending or rescinding all or any of the permit exemptions.
5. Nothing in this declaration exempts owners or their agents from the responsibility to seek relevant planning or building permits from the responsible authority where applicable.
Exterior
* Minor repairs and maintenance which replace like with like.
* Demolition or removal of outbuildings and sheds.
* Removal of extraneous items such as air conditioners, pipe work, ducting, wiring, antennae, aerials etc, and making good.
* Installation or repair of damp-proofing by either injection method or
grouted pocket method.
* Painting of previously painted surfaces provided that preparation or
painting does not remove evidence of the original paint or other decorative scheme.
Interior
* Installation, removal or replacement of counters.
* Painting of previously painted walls and ceilings provided that preparation or painting does not remove evidence of the original paint or other decorative scheme.
* Removal of paint from originally unpainted or oiled joinery, doors,
architraves, skirtings and decorative strapping.
* Installation, removal or replacement of carpets and/or flexible floor
coverings.
* Installation, removal or replacement of curtain track, rods, blinds and other window dressings.
* Installation, removal or replacement of hooks, nails and other devices for the hanging of mirrors, paintings and other wall mounted artworks.
* Refurbishment of bathrooms and toilets including removal, installation or replacement of sanitary fixtures and associated piping, mirrors, wall and floor coverings.
* Installation, removal or replacement of kitchen benches and fixtures including sinks, stoves, ovens, refrigerators, dishwashers etc and associated plumbing and wiring.
* Installation, removal or replacement of ducted, hydronic or concealed radiant type heating provided that the installation does not damage existing skirtings and architraves and provided that the location of the heating unit is concealed from view.
* Installation, removal or replacement of electrical wiring provided that all new wiring is fully concealed and any original light switches, pull cords, push buttons or power outlets are retained in-situ. Note: if wiring original to the place was carried in timber conduits then the conduits should remain in-situ.
* Installation, removal or replacement of bulk insulation in the roof space.
* Installation, removal or replacement of smoke detectors.
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