Parkville Post Office, Heritage post office in Parkville, Australia.
Parkville Post Office is a two-story polychrome brick building with facades on Fitzgibbon Street and Bayles Street, decorated with stone courses and quatrefoil motifs. It spans two corner lots and displays neo-Gothic architectural details carefully worked into the exterior walls.
The building was constructed in 1889 by architect Samuel Charles Brittingham as part of the Public Works Department's architectural program. The neo-Gothic design reflected the era's approach to modernizing Australia's postal infrastructure.
The post office preserves original timber joinery and brass fittings that reflect late 19th-century Australian postal service standards. These details show the craftsmanship that defined public building construction at the time.
The post office sits at the corner of Fitzgibbon Street and Bayles Street in Parkville and is easy to reach by public transport. The location is straightforward to find and the interior is open for visitors to explore the historic spaces.
The building incorporates stained glass windows salvaged from the demolished Preston Post Office, bringing historical elements from another location into its structure. These windows represent a rare example of materials being rescued and reused during the restoration of heritage buildings.
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