General Post Office, Adelaide

General Post Office, Adelaide

Adelaide GPO from Victoria Sq. c.1869
General information
Location Adelaide, Australia
Coordinates 34°55′33.96″S 138°36′0.66″E / 34.9261000°S 138.6001833°E / -34.9261000; 138.6001833Coordinates: 34°55′33.96″S 138°36′0.66″E / 34.9261000°S 138.6001833°E / -34.9261000; 138.6001833
Construction started 1867
Completed 1872

Adelaide's General Post Office is a colonial-era building in the Adelaide city centre. It is located at 141 King William Street on the north-west corner of King William Street and Victoria Square.

The building was constructed in the period 1867-1872, and is associated with several architects of note, including Edmund Wright, Edward John Woods, Edward Angus Hamilton and Robert George Thomas[1]

The GPO was the most expensive building constructed to that time by the colonial government in South Australia. Prince Alfred, The Duke of Edinburgh, was involved in laying the foundation stone. It was constructed from Glen Osmond and Glen Ewin stone, and ornamented with Bath limestone.[1]

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