General Post Office, Melbourne

General Post Office
Melbourne
General Post Office building
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General information
StatusCompleted
TypePost office
Architectural styleRenaissance revival
LocationVictoria
Address2/350 Bourke Street, Melbourne
CountryAustralia
Coordinates37°48′50″S 144°57′47″E / 37.81384°S 144.963028°E / -37.81384; 144.963028
Current tenantsH&M, Federal Coffee Palace, Mama's Bưởi, Absolutely Altered & Tailored, Alto Event's Space, Designinc, Donald Cant Watts Corke, Ca de Vin, Gekkazan, Larsen Jewellery
Construction started1861
Completed1907; 117 years ago (1907)
ClientGovernment of Victoria
Design and construction
Architect(s)A. E. Johnson & William Wardell
DesignationsCommonwealth Heritage List & Victorian Heritage Register

The General Post Office, situated on the corner of Elizabeth and Bourke streets in Melbourne, is the former General Post Office for Victoria, Australia.[1]

Still owned by the Federal Government, the building appears on all major heritage lists: the National Trust of Victoria (Australia), the Commonwealth Heritage List, and the state of Victoria where it is noted for its fine and impressive architecture and historical significance.[1][2] The location of the post office is still used as a point of reference for the measure of distances from the centre of Melbourne.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Melbourne Australia GPO - General Post Office". Retrieved 15 April 2012.
  2. ^ Heritage Victoria, retrieved 29 April 2012
  3. ^ "Former General Post Office". National Trust. Retrieved 17 August 2016.