Original post 19 October 2019
I think of this as the #Deadletteroffice, which it was built as in 1890, as well as the post office savings bank, but has been many things, including offices for Federal Govt MPs in the 1900s and other govt bureaus, hence the #enemydebts sign.
Designed by #PeterKerr, for the #PublicWorksDepartment, who also did Parliament House for 40 years. Huge amount of articulation on a tall narrow frontage, and never been cleaned.
October 2026
Just found these extra images of the Money Order Office and I now realise that it’s a five story building plus attic, as you can see in the bare side wall, but architect Peter Kerr wrangled the front elevation to look like four floors – by using little square windows within the articulation of piers and pedestals. I was fooled ! But not sure why he bothered, maybe he wanted it to look grand and less vertical, perhaps so it would relate to the GPO.
