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TERANG POST OFFICE
28 HIGH STREET TERANG, CORANGAMITE SHIRE
TERANG POST OFFICE
28 HIGH STREET TERANG, CORANGAMITE SHIRE
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TERANG POST OFFICE SOHE 2008
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Statement of Significance
What is significant?
Terang Post Office was built in 1903-04 to the design of Victorian Public Works Department architect JH Marsden. Until about 1909 when the new Commonwealth established its own public works capability the States continued to construct public buildings on its behalf. The design, on a prominent corner, is a mixture of Arts and Crafts and American Romanesque styles in red brick with an attached clock tower whose base forms the entry vestibule to the post office. Unusually, the clock was financed by public subscription which raised £300. The building has been extended in the same style both to the east and to the north. In 1968 the original slate roof was replaced with terra cotta tiles. In common with most post offices the postal hall and work spaces have been substantially altered.
How is it significant?
The Terang Post Office is historically and architecturally important to the State of Victoria.
Why is it significant?
The Terang Post Office is architecturally significant as an accomplished design by architect JH Marsden in the Arts and Crafts and American Romanesque styles featuring multiple arched windows, a prominent roof, timbered gables and bracketed eaves. The tower which was added to the design to house the publicly financed clock is now the dominant feature and raises the scale of the building from its otherwise domestic proportions.
The Terang Post Office is historically important as an early Commonwealth building yet designed and constructed under the supervision of the Victorian Public Works Department. It is also an early example of the cooperative nature of State and Commonwealth public administration required to implement federation in Australia. The fine clock tower, the result of a public subscription, is historically important as a manifestation of civic pride and the first time a publicly financed clock had been installed in a Commonwealth building anywhere in Australia.
Terang Post Office was built in 1903-04 to the design of Victorian Public Works Department architect JH Marsden. Until about 1909 when the new Commonwealth established its own public works capability the States continued to construct public buildings on its behalf. The design, on a prominent corner, is a mixture of Arts and Crafts and American Romanesque styles in red brick with an attached clock tower whose base forms the entry vestibule to the post office. Unusually, the clock was financed by public subscription which raised £300. The building has been extended in the same style both to the east and to the north. In 1968 the original slate roof was replaced with terra cotta tiles. In common with most post offices the postal hall and work spaces have been substantially altered.
How is it significant?
The Terang Post Office is historically and architecturally important to the State of Victoria.
Why is it significant?
The Terang Post Office is architecturally significant as an accomplished design by architect JH Marsden in the Arts and Crafts and American Romanesque styles featuring multiple arched windows, a prominent roof, timbered gables and bracketed eaves. The tower which was added to the design to house the publicly financed clock is now the dominant feature and raises the scale of the building from its otherwise domestic proportions.
The Terang Post Office is historically important as an early Commonwealth building yet designed and constructed under the supervision of the Victorian Public Works Department. It is also an early example of the cooperative nature of State and Commonwealth public administration required to implement federation in Australia. The fine clock tower, the result of a public subscription, is historically important as a manifestation of civic pride and the first time a publicly financed clock had been installed in a Commonwealth building anywhere in Australia.
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TERANG 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 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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