FORMER SOUTH MELBOURNE POST OFFICE
207-229 CITY ROAD SOUTHBANK, MELBOURNE CITY
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Statement of Significance
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FORMER SOUTH MELBOURNE POST OFFICE - History
The South Melbourne Post Office was erected in 1884, close to the South Melbourne Primary School, serving a well-established area of residences and businesses. The Post Office occasionally appears in the public record, ether because of holdups or robberies, or to recognise staff for their service. As an inner-city Post Office, it did not require a postmaster's residence. The land, originally a Crown parcel, was transferred to the ownership of the Commonwealth government in 1901.FORMER SOUTH MELBOURNE POST OFFICE - Interpretation of Site
This grassed area is part of the grounds of the former City Road Primary School, now the Boyd Community Hub. The Post Office occupied the corner of the block, but the western part was reclaimed for the widening of Kings Way. It is likely that footings from the Post Office buildings, underfloor deposits and other artefact deposits are present below the current fill and paving. Historic photographs and plans indicate a substantial masonry building with outbuildings and a rear yard. A closet at the rear of the allotment was probably filled when the sewerage system was connected in the 1890s. No later buildings have been on the site.
Heritage Inventory Description
FORMER SOUTH MELBOURNE POST OFFICE - Heritage Inventory Description
229 City Road was the South Melbourne Post Office. It is now unoccupied / unbuilt land as part of the Boyd School site at 207 City Road.
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