McLean Post Office NSW

Maclean Post Office building, 46 River Street, Maclean, NSW 2463

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• Story: Building with two owners in 124 years up for sale 7th Oct 2017
• Sale listing and photos
• Related: Architect Walter Liberty Vernon
• NSW Heritage Listing

The building is of architectural interest as an example of the Federation Free style and for its associations with the government architect W L Vernon .

Maclean Post Office building, 46 River Street, Maclean, NSW

AFTER having only two owners in the past 124 years, the heritage-listed post office building in Maclean is up for sale.

• Opening in 1893, the building has walls of double brick on concrete foundations and the upper storey was cast with cement pebble render.
• The building boasts three massive brickwork chimneys with detailed face brickwork on the corners of the first floor.

  
Built in 1893 to a design by W L Vernon, Government Architect. It has walls of double brick on concrete foundations the upper storey being externally rough cast with cement pebble render.

• There is a single storey attached former residence.
• There are substantial brick arches in the walls of the ground floor, characteristic of the style.
• It is adjacent to the “Federation” style Police Station.
• The exterior walls are a combination of red face brickwork at ground flood level and roughcast (pebble dash) render to the upper storey.

History

The first post office was built in 1862 in Maclean, before being moved in 1872, and then was decommissioned as a post office when the purpose-built post office opened.

• Designed by Walter Liberty Vernon, a government architect, the building stands out on the main street of Maclean.
• While the original postmaster’s residence remains attached to the post office, it is now used as a mail sorting room and for staff amenities while a new residence was purchased in Alexander St for the postmaster.
• The building, situated on the corner of River St and McNaughton Pl, has significance for Maclean as it highlights a time of development for the riverside town.

The iconic Heritage Listed building is sited on a 525.8sqm land parcel, zoned B2 Local Centre and offers dual street frontage to River Street and McNaughton Place.

• A new 3 year lease + 2 options x 3 year commenced 1st July 2017 and includes outgoings paid by Lessee.
• The property presents a compelling opportunity for an investor looking to take advantage of the infrastructure growth in the Clarence Valley and secure a foothold in the Maclean CBD.
• This property is offered as a Tenanted Investment.

While the original postmaster’s residence remains attached to the post office, it is now used as a mail sorting room and for staff amenities while a new residence was purchased in Alexander St for the postmaster.

• The building, situated on the corner of River St and McNaughton Pl, has significance for Maclean as it highlights a time of development for the riverside town.
• In the vicinity of the post office is the federation-style police station and the courthouse, which was built in 1893.
• The building will go to auction on November 2 through Ford and Dougherty with the lease for the current post office remaining in the building.
• A new lease on the building was signed on July 1 this year, presenting the buyer with guaranteed income from the site.
• The building presents a compelling opportunity for an investor to take advantage of the infrastructure growth in the Clarence Valley.