Fremantle Post Office
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| Fremantle Post Office | |
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 Fremantle Post Office | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Historic building |
| Location | Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Coordinates | 32°03′12″S 115°44′45″E / 32.0533°S 115.7458°E |
| Type | State Registered Place |
| Designated | 6 February 1996 |
| Reference no. | 951 |
The Fremantle Post Office located in Market Street, Fremantle was designed by Hillson Beasley of the Public Works Department, planned in 1906[1] and opened in 1907. It was renovated during the Western Australian Centenary year of 1929,[2] and again in 1987 for the America's Cup challenge. Following a rain storm in August 2022,[3] the ceiling collapsed, and the Post Office operations have been temporarily moved to other locations in Fremantle. Currently, the post office is operating from 22 Queen Street, Fremantle.[4]
A site on the other (east) side of Market Street, and further south, was also considered in 1905 as a location for the new post office.[5] The shops along Market Street and bordered by Cantonment Street and High Street were to be resumed, and a new building built; this never eventuated.
The building is listed on the Register of the National Estate.[6]
