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63-596: Stanthorpe Post Office is a heritage-listed post office at 14 Maryland Street, Stanthorpe , Southern Downs Region , Queensland , Australia. It was designed by John Smith Murdoch of the Queensland Government Architect's office and was built by D. Stewart and Co in 1901. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004. The Stanthorpe Post Office was completed in 1901, making it

126-399: A Serlian group , framed and bisected by plain brick piers and two recessed piers below the main arch springing point, with brick mouldings suggesting a Tuscan order . The frieze below the pediment, matched by a frieze at the neighbouring tower base, is a combination of exposed brickwork and rough textured stucco, of a type soon seen in many Arts and Crafts houses in the capital cities from

189-564: A lower ceiling than the house, or could continue almost to the ground, creating a limited height storage area. A front vestibule could have a small catslide roof perpendicular to the main roof. A dormer could be designed with a catslide. Characteristic of most early New England colonial houses, early saltboxes were timber framed . Also known as post-and-beam construction, the technique joins large pieces of wood with mortise and tenon joints, wooden pegs, braces, or trusses. Metal nails were sparingly used, as they were an expensive commodity at

252-835: A network of paths for walking and cycling with bridges and other crossings. The Stanthorpe Heritage Museum at 12 High Street has a number of heritage buildings relocated to the museum site and a large number of displayed items from the district's history, many unique to the Granite Belt . The relocated buildings include: Several private art galleries operate in Stanthorpe including the Glen Aplin Art Gallery which supports emerging artists and musicians who wish to display new works and perform at public functions. There are many interesting works of street art on Stanthorpe streets. There are many local events, including

315-539: A new & classic rock music format. The Breeze broadcasts on 90.1 MHz with an easy adult contemporary & classics hits format. Both stations are part of the Rebel Media group. Toowoomba based station CFM also broadcasts in Stanthorpe on 97.9 MHz. CFM is a part of the Australia wide Southern Cross Media network. The Stanthorpe area is served by a local Community Radio Station Ten FM . The Station

378-411: A northern wing was added. The site, at the northwest corner of Maryland and Railway streets, was previously occupied by the earlier timber post and telegraph office of 1884, which was moved to the rear of the site when the present building was constructed. The postmaster's residential quarters are assumed to have been separate. The design of the building has been attributed to John Smith Murdoch , with

441-726: A popular European football culture and thus supports a relatively large number of teams in relation to its population size: Several of these teams share a home ground due to the small size of the town. Owing to its elevation, Stanthorpe features a subtropical highland climate ( Cfb ). At an altitude of 784 metres (2,572 ft), Stanthorpe holds the record for the lowest temperature recorded in Queensland at −10.6 °C (12.9 °F) on 23 June 1961. Catslide roof The structure's unequal sides and long, low rear roofline are its most distinctive features. A flat front and central chimney are also recognizable traits. The saltbox

504-438: A post office box lobby and the relocation of the post office post shops. The work involved the over-painting of stucco, removal of original chimneys to north and south sides of the building, illuminated signage, over-painting of upper portion of central fanlight window to façade; automatic sliding aluminium entrance door, concrete steps and retiled floor to entry porch, ramp to north porch, postal box enclosure to façade annexed from

567-412: A small window removed and patched. The original paired doors to the original outer wall and one of the flanking windows removed. This is thought to have been a staggered addition, as the window forms differ and the weatherboards are not aligned and separated by a joint line. Internally the original post shop to the east façade has been converted to form the post office box lobby, running north south behind

630-559: A special education program. Queensland College of Wine Tourism at 22 Caves Road ( 28°38′31″S 151°56′02″E  /  28.6419°S 151.9340°E  / -28.6419; 151.9340  ( Queensland College of Wine Tourism ) ) offers Bachelor level degrees. The college operates in co-operation with the local Stanthorpe State High School, as well as other regional schools to provide secondary, undergraduate, and graduate certification related to wine and tourism industries. Stanthorpe Library and Regional Art Gallery building

693-436: A telecommunications tower. The Maryland Street front is a basically symmetrical composition, but is confounded by the placement of a tall clock tower on the corner. The tower is formally linked to the postal hall elevation by a parapet - entablature line that extends an otherwise symmetrical parapet behind the main post hall breakfront. The Post Office has two prominent entrances, through arched corner porches to either side of

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756-548: A turn of the century Baroque manner, and, with Ipswich, counts as a prototype for the dominant mode in Australian public architecture until c.1918. Criterion E: Aesthetic characteristics The building, in the Informal Arts and Crafts style with an elaborate Royal coat of arms and a prominent four-storey clock tower, has a strong aesthetic impact on the Stanthorpe streetscape. [REDACTED] This Misplaced Pages article

819-401: Is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 2 McGlew Street ( 28°38′44″S 151°55′54″E  /  28.6456°S 151.9317°E  / -28.6456; 151.9317  ( Stanthorpe State High School ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 653 students with 57 teachers (53 full-time equivalent) and 45 non-teaching staff (31 full-time equivalent). It includes

882-560: Is also known as a catslide roof – any roof that, in part, extends down below the main eave height, providing greater area under the roof. If the roof continues at the same pitch, it is considered a "continuous catslide". In the United States, the term is applied to roofs on houses in the Southeast, especially stretching from Maryland south and west through Kentucky , and from early colonial times to around 1910. The term

945-681: Is an example of American colonial architecture , although it probably originated in Kent and East Anglia, coming across with the first wave of Puritans. Its shape evolved organically as an economical way to enlarge a house by adding a shed to a home's rear. Original hand-riven oak clapboards are still in place on some of the earliest New England saltboxes, such as the Comfort Starr House and Ephraim Hawley House . Once part of their exteriors, they are preserved in place in attics that were created when shed-roofed additions were added onto

1008-429: Is an example of: Typologically, Stanthorpe has a high measure of integrity to its original design, particularly external integrity. Stylistically and architecturally, Stanthorpe forms an important group, coming just after Ipswich Post Office and before Mount Morgan Post Office in its application of Baroque Revival form and detailing to a post office. It is among the earliest Australian public buildings to be completed in

1071-434: Is currently transmitting on 98.7 MHz with a low power transmitter situated on Mount Marlay . The station has in 2011 upgraded its Stanthorpe studios with a new mixing desk, new computers and professional grade monitor speakers. Ten FM has a local focus, derived in part from the stringent rules controlling Community Radio Stations. The station transmits a broad range of programs to attract the widest audience. In particular,

1134-421: Is lettered 1/3 the way up the shaft. Tall vent windows topped with brick balconettes and corner piers capped with rounded red-brick frame a narrower oblong mass housing the clocks, which terminated with a brick cornice and a recessed arcade below a low-pitched pyramidal roof and louvred vents. To the north there is a single level 1963 brown brick service wing addition, subsequently further extended during

1197-571: Is located in Lock Street beside Weeroona Park ( 28°39′13″S 151°55′57″E  /  28.6537°S 151.9326°E  / -28.6537; 151.9326  ( Stanthorpe Library and Art Gallery ) ). Both are provided by the Southern Downs Regional Council . The Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery has a changing set of exhibitions. A number of internationally recognised Australian artists are represented in

1260-403: Is of over-painted brick. The 1963 and later extension exhibits typical finishes and plan form of the era – the floors are of vinyl tile over concrete, walls of plasterboard and the ceilings are lined in plaster sheeting. The building has a World War I memorial plaque and a modern plaque with brief information about the building. As at 2008, the external intactness and integrity of the building

1323-457: Is of v-jointed tongue-and-groove timber lining boards. The decorative timber trusses are exposed and there are decorative metal vents to the ceiling space above. The whole has been over-painted. The light fittings are "reproduction" style brass-finish type, fitted with milk-glass shades and are suspended from the trusses. The postal hall roof was restored in the late 1990s and the introduced air conditioning ducting and services are suspended below

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1386-621: The Kambuwal were an Indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland. Norman Tindale estimated that the Kambuwal's territory stretched over 3,700 square miles (9,600 km ). They straddled the border between Queensland and New South Wales , from south of Millmerran , and Inglewood to Bonshaw . Their eastern flank ended around Stanthorpe, Wallangarra and the western scarp of the Great Dividing Range . Stanthorpe

1449-681: The Queensland Country Women's Association has its rooms at 5 Victoria Street. St Paul's Anglican Church is at 2 Corundum Street ( 28°39′10″S 151°56′15″E  /  28.6528°S 151.9376°E  / -28.6528; 151.9376  ( St Denys Anglican Church ) ). It is part of the Stanthorpe Parish within the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane . Parkland has been developed along both sides of Quart Pot Creek as it flows through Stanthorpe with

1512-472: The 1900s on. These materials are combined again in the parapet behind the pediment and the tower base, and in spandrels over the entry arches. On the Railway Street side the stuccoed frieze is punctuated by a series of diagonally angled struts supporting a broad eave, and a stretch of metal-clad roof in a catslide descending from a hipped gable between two stub-parapets. This theme is repeated on

1575-581: The Queensland Public Works Office, it represents one of the many early contributions of the Queensland government to the fledgling Commonwealth. It follows an Australia-wide practice, in the sphere of communications, of state governments constructing postal and telegraph offices on behalf of the Commonwealth Postmaster General's Office, which was formally established in 1902. The Commonwealth did not have

1638-704: The Reverend Colin McCulloch. St Joseph's Catholic School was established in October 1872 by four Sisters of Mercy: Sisters M Agnes, Emilian, Muredach and Malachy. Stanthorpe State School opened on 9 March 1874. On Tuesday 3 May 1881, the Southern railway line was officially opened to Stanthorpe by the Queensland Colonial Secretary, Arthur Palmer . The Post Office with a clock tower and an elaborate coat of arms

1701-569: The Southern Downs Steam Railway) operates a tourist steam train most months from Warwick to Wallangarra & return, stopping in Stanthorpe. Stanthorpe Airport is on Aerodrome Road in Applethorpe . It is a public airport operated by the Southern Downs Regional Council . There are no regular scheduled services to this airport. Rebel FM 97.1 MHz was Stanthorpe's first commercial FM radio station. Rebel FM has

1764-564: The Stanthorpe Post Office being his last design in southern Queensland before he was sent to the northern public works district. Murdoch would soon become the first design architect for the Australian Government . It was built by D. Stewart and Co in 1901. The clock came from England and was installed in 1903. The post office underwent alterations in 1963 creating enlarged service delivery areas, amenities and

1827-624: The annual Australian Small Winemakers Show, the biennial Apple & Grape Harvest Festival , Ballandean Estates' Opera in the Vineyard and the Stanthorpe Show. Stanthorpe is on the Southern railway line . However, as at 2015, there are no scheduled passenger services operating to Stanthorpe railway station ( 28°39′27″S 151°56′15″E  /  28.6575°S 151.9375°E  / -28.6575; 151.9375  ( Stanthorpe railway station ) ). Downs Explorer (formerly

1890-418: The area, and sheep and cattle grazing is also prevalent. The town lies in the valley of Quart Pot Creek and its tributary Funkers Gap Creek ( 28°39′04″S 151°55′43″E  /  28.6511°S 151.9286°E  / -28.6511; 151.9286  ( Funkers Gap Creek ) ) at 690 metres (2,260 ft) above sea level. The locality has the following mountains: Prior to British settlement,

1953-547: The area. There were plenty of Italian settlers and wine was made for home enjoyment. Mount Marlay was named after Edward Marlay, a selector and tin miner. On 3 July 1872 he purchased Allotment 1, Section 1 in the Town of Stanthorpe. In July 1872, Presbyterian minister John McAra arrived in Stanthorpe and established a congregation. On 17 November 1872, the Stanthorpe Presbyterian Church was opened by

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2016-402: The boundaries of Stanthorpe is primarily used for urban purposes: housing, recreational, commercial and industrial with some undeveloped land on the hillier slopes. Although an agricultural centre of the Granite Belt , there is little agriculture within the town's boundaries. Crops grown in the surrounding area include vegetables , apples , grapes and stone fruit . Wine is also produced in

2079-458: The ceiling. The walls are of over-painted brick and there is also timber picture rail . The floor is variously of carpet to the public area and of vinyl tile to the back of house spaces. The fitout to the public area is of standard Australia Post design with the counters diagonally placed in relation to the entry. Originally there were fireplaces to either side of the main space, but these have both been removed. The catalyst for this may have been

2142-631: The collection, such as William Robinson , Jon Molvig , Margaret Olley and Charles Blackman . The biennial Stanthorpe Art Prize attracts entries from across Australia. The Southern Downs Regional Council operates the Stanthorpe Civic Centre Complex and council offices in Marsh Street ( 28°39′14″S 151°56′02″E  /  28.6539°S 151.9339°E  / -28.6539; 151.9339  ( Stanthorpe Civic Centre Complex ) ). The Stanthorpe branch of

2205-421: The construction of the north extension – the breaking through of the north wall would have required the removal of the north fireplace and chimney . Windows to the now internalised north wall have been bricked up. Within this space there is also an interview room enclosed by three-quarter height aluminium framed glazed partitions to the northwest corner. To the west, the original paired doors have been removed but

2268-408: The façade – with timber and glazed doors to the original entrances to either end, with arched glazed toplights. The original ceiling is concealed by a suspended grid-form acoustic tile ceiling and there is a fluorescent fitting mounted to its surface. The west wall of this lobby contains many of the post office boxes set into a non-original wall with aluminium framed glazing above. Disabled access to

2331-404: The first post-Federation post office to be built in Queensland, and possibly Australia. The new post and telegraph office replaced an earlier postal building which had been constructed in 1885. The plans for the new building were completed by the Queensland Government Architect's office , under the direction of Alfred Barton Brady , in October 1900. The building underwent alterations in 1963 when

2394-731: The homes. The style was popular for structures throughout the colonial period and into the early Republic for its ability to enlarge the footprint of an existing structure at a minimum of cost. It was most common in Massachusetts , the Connecticut Valley , and in the Western Reserve of Ohio in the period from 1620 to mid 1700s, but continued to be built until around 1820. Saltbox homes can also be found in parts of Newfoundland and Labrador as well as in parts of Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula . The roof style

2457-427: The land leased to them in the areas around Stanthorpe which now bear the names of First World War battlefields. Stanthorpe State High School opened on 23 January 1961. The Stanthorpe Regional Art Gallery was established in 1972. Stanthorpe Adventist Primary School opened on 25 January 1982 and closed in 2002. The Stanthorpe Library opened in 1987 with a major refurbishment in 2004. The College of Wine Tourism

2520-451: The late 1980s. It comprises mail delivery work areas, sorting spaces and additional post office box accommodation to Maryland Street. The west elevation of the original building comprises a timber-framed and weatherboard -clad addition, infilling what is thought to have been a previously open verandah flanked by brick lavatories . The brick enclosure to the south west has been extended by several courses of brickwork at an unknown date, and

2583-536: The locality of Stanthorpe had a population of 5,286 people. The area surrounding the town is known as the Granite Belt . Stanthorpe lies on the New England Highway near the New South Wales border 223 kilometres (139 mi) from Brisbane via Warwick , 56 kilometres (35 mi) north of Tenterfield and 811m above sea level. The record low temperature of -10.6 °C (12.9 °F)

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2646-456: The multipaned fanlight above has been retained, but over-painted. This now opens to a lunch room, male toilet facilities and stores. The storage areas to the southwest corner of the building – previously thought to have been a lavatory, constructed of brick – has a suspended ceiling form, as described previously. The lunch room is externally clad in weatherboards, and the interior walls are lined with fibrocement sheeting. The now enclosed west wall

2709-580: The north-east end of the Maryland Street elevation, where an exposed hipped gable flanks one side of the main breakfront. Both these elements recur in later Queensland Post Office designs such as Wooloongabba Post Office (1904) and Mount Morgan Post Office (1910) (in the masonry designs) and Cooroy Post Office of 1912-13 (in the timber series). The clock tower is a plain stuccoed shaft, recalled in TR Hall's Sandgate Town Hall of 1911. The name

2772-436: The original postal hall. Stanthorpe Post Office is at 14 Maryland Street, corner Railway Street, Stanthorpe. It was built in 1901 in an informal Arts and Crafts style mixed with Edwardian Baroque Revival elements. The original building was one storey in height with a four-storey tower, consisting of: The site has an extensive and largely unpaved yard area accommodating a car park, warehouse-depot for mail deliveries and

2835-431: The post hall wall and main window. This is treated as a breakfront and quasi- pediment , moulded at the top in a red brick cornice , and broken at its base line by a royal coat of arms and the keystone and upper arch of the central window. The window itself has a tympanum inside the arch and a multiple-paned main light, and is flanked by two tall rectangular windows with squared tympani above each light. The whole forms

2898-418: The post office box lobby, fitted with a timber panel door with glazed upper pane. These doors flank the curved brick corner wall and its inset painted timber panel door which leads to the tower. The tower is accessed via a timber stair with winders and an open timber balustrade . The tower walls are of over-painted brick. The clock mechanism appears to be intact. Within the building, the post shop now comprises

2961-405: The post shop is via the ramp to the northern porch and through the post office box lobby and into the entry porch at the street corner below the tower. This entry porch is of tuckpointed brick and there are non-original doors to the west – access to the retail area, fitted with an automatic sliding aluminium door with squared off infill to arched original opening above – and to the north – access to

3024-499: The purpose of the heritage listing. Stanthorpe Post Office was listed on the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 22 June 2004 having satisfied the following criteria. Criterion A: Processes The Stanthorpe Post Office is significant as the first post office in Queensland, and possibly Australia, to be built after the federation of the Australian colonies in January 1901. Designed in 1900 and completed in 1901 by Thomas Pye of

3087-458: The resources, except in NSW and Victoria, to construct its own postal offices until the early 1920s. In terms of the local community, the Stanthorpe Post Office is also significant as a prominent public building and, as with most country areas, one of the first and most prominent manifestations of Commonwealth government presence in the town. Criterion D: Characteristic values Stanthorpe Post Office

3150-466: The school had an enrolment of 308 students with 33 teachers (27 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. St Joseph's Catholic School is a private primary and secondary (Prep–12) school at 100 High Street ( 28°39′10″S 151°56′17″E  /  28.6528°S 151.9381°E  / -28.6528; 151.9381  ( St Joseph's School ) ). Stanthorpe State High School

3213-451: The south-western boundary. The New England Highway passes through the locality from Applethorpe in the north to Severnlea in the south. Originally it passed through the town centre along the main street, Maryland Street. However, it now bypasses to the west of the main developed area of the town. The Stanthorpe–Texas–Inglewood Road connects Stanthorpe and Broadwater to the west, then travels south-west to Texas . The land within

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3276-405: The southern portion of the original post office space, and is divided from the working areas by a three-quarter height plasterboard partition. Originally the service counter was located beneath a large brick archway to the west facing into what is now the post office box lobby. The upper portion of this archway has been squared off, and partially infilled with plasterboard . The ceiling to this space

3339-541: The station broadcasts Italoz, a weekly program with an Italian theme to cater for the many listeners around the Stanthorpe area with an Italian background. The Border Post is the only paid local newspaper servicing the district. The Stanthorpe Border Post is relied upon for its coverage of local news and events. Stanthorpe is also serviced by a Christian radio network 3ABN Australia rebroadcasting on FM 88.0 MHz. It features programs about health, lifestyle, children's programs and interesting interviews. Stanthorpe has

3402-405: The tin prices fell, many miners turned to farming. The subtropical highland climate was very suitable for growing cool climate fruits and vegetables. Grapes were first planted here in the 1860s with encouragement from the local Catholic parish priest Father Jerome Davadi to produce altar wine. His Italian descent made grape growing and wine production a familiar pastime and the notion caught on in

3465-446: Was borrowed from 17th century England where it referred to a secondary roof, often at the side of a building. In the southern US, a catslide roof was usually covering a front or rear porch, often with a less steep pitch than the main roof. The term is applied to any roof with different eave heights, such as a house with one and a half stories above ground in the front and one story in the rear. The catslide could cover an open patio with

3528-767: Was constructed in Maryland Street in 1901 in the Arts and Crafts style . Following Federation , the Commonwealth Government took charge of post and telegraphic services. However, they contracted the construction of post offices in Queensland to the Public Works Department of the Queensland Government and the Stanthorpe Post Office is believed to be one of the first ordered by the Commonwealth Government. It

3591-473: Was designed by the first Commonwealth Government Architect John Smith Murdoch . The cool dry climate was valued as an aid to health from the early nineteenth century especially for those suffering from tuberculosis or chest conditions. Following the First World War , Stanthorpe was a major resettlement area for soldiers recovering from mustard gas exposure. Many of these Soldier Settlers took up

3654-421: Was founded by tin miners. People came from many countries to mine tin from 1872. Prior to 1872 this area boasted some large pastoral runs and a few prospectors in bark huts. At that time, the area was known as 'Quart Pot Creek'. The Private Township of Stannum existed in the area along one side of the present main street. With the discovery of tin and the influx of miners and new businesses, a 'more suitable' name

3717-420: Was good. Internally, the spaces have been refurbished, but the interiors retain original fabric in terms of floors, walls, ceilings and joinery, etc., albeit overpainted. The significant components of Stanthorpe Post Office include the main postal building of 1901. The northern wing, added in 1963 and extended in the late 1980s, weatherboard infill to the west elevation and the loading dock are not significant for

3780-543: Was opened in 2007. In the 2016 census , the locality of Stanthorpe had a population of 5,406 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Stanthorpe had a population of 5,286 people. Stanthorpe has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Stanthorpe State School is a government primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school for boys and girls at Marsh Street ( 28°38′59″S 151°56′03″E  /  28.6498°S 151.9343°E  / -28.6498; 151.9343  ( Stanthorpe State School ) ). In 2017,

3843-619: Was originally based on Stanthorpe Post Office , entry number 105524 in the Australian Heritage Database published by the Commonwealth of Australia 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence , accessed on 1 October 2018. Stanthorpe, Queensland Download coordinates as: Stanthorpe is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census ,

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3906-604: Was registered on June 23, 1961 in Stanthorpe. This is the lowest temperature recorded in Queensland . Stanthorpe was developed around Quart Pot Creek which meanders from south-east through the centre of town and then out through the south-west, where its confluence with Spring Creek forms the Severn River . Quart Pot Creek forms part of the south-western boundary of the locality, while the Severn River forms part of

3969-419: Was sought by the town fathers. Thus, Stanthorpe became the name which encompassed all, as this area became for a time, the largest alluvial tin mining and mineral field in Queensland. Stanthorpe literally means 'tintown', as Stannum is Latin for 'tin' and thorpe is Middle English for 'village'. The Queensland Surveyor General , Augustus Charles Gregory , is credited with coining the name in 1872. When

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