Sandringham Post Office
11 Waltham Street,, SANDRINGHAM VIC 3191 - Property No B7304
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Statement of Significance
The Sandringham Post Office is located in the business centre of Sandringham, close to the Railway Station. It is a domestic-scaled single storey red brick building with a tiled gable roof, another small gable facing the street, and with a 1980s brick verandah at the front. The original brick banding in the gables is now painted.
How is it significant? The Sandringham Post Office is significant for historical and aesthetic reasons at a Local level.
Why is it significant? The Sandringham Post Office is historically significant for its association with the first successful phase of the suburbanisation of the municipality, and as one of the oldest remaining buildings in the Sandringham shopping centre.
Sandringham Post Office has aesthetic significance for its contribution to the streetscapes of the Sandringham precinct.
Classified: 28/02/2005
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Sandringham Post Office - Physical Description 1
The Sandringham Post Office is located in the business centre of Sandringham, close to the Railway Station. It is a domestic-scaled single storey red brick building with a tiled gable roof and with another small gable facing the street, and with a 1980s brick verandah at the front. The original front porch with its round arched entrance was inspired by the American Romanesque. The original brick banding in the gables is now painted. The interior was not inspected.
The post office is part of the Sandringham precinct, notable for its mix of Edwardian and inter-war residential and commercial buildings illustrating the first successful phase of the suburban development of Sandringham.Sandringham Post Office - Intactness
The exterior has been altered: the original gables porch has been removed and a new verandah built across the front; the verandah on the north-west end has been bricked in; and the gables have been painted. The interior was not inspected.
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SANDRINGHAM MASONIC HALLVictorian Heritage Register H2355
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Band Rotunda-Beach ParkNational Trust
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HollyburtonNational Trust
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