General Post Office, Perth
General Post Office, Perth, Heritage government building in Forrest Place, Perth, Australia.
Description
The General Post Office Perth is a five-storey sandstone building with neoclassical features located at a central position in the city. Its western facade is defined by paired Ionic columns executed in Donnybrook stone and Mahogany Creek granite.
History
Construction of the building began in 1914 but faced material shortages during World War I, with completion arriving in 1923. The structure was built when Perth was growing rapidly and needed modern communication infrastructure.
Culture
This building served as Perth's main communication hub, connecting the city to the outside world through postal services, telegraph and telephone operations. People came here to send messages and maintain connections with distant places.
Practical
The building now houses retail shops since the post office moved to the railway station in 2016, and visitors can view the classical architecture while walking through the central location. The site is easily accessible on foot and sits on a major street with good connections to other parts of the city.
Did you know?
The south-east corner of the building was once the zero point for measuring all road distances from Perth until Australia converted to the metric system. This point served an important practical role in navigation and city cartography.
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