Historical information

First section of the Post Office built 1864. Second section which included a tower was built in 1885. Built in the Victorian Italianate style. Arched headed windows on the ground floor originally formed a colonnade. These were filled in later to provide more internal space.

Physical description

Black and white photograph - copy of the original. Shows former Ballarat Post Office. Horse drawn carriages outside. Another building shown is "Academy of Art" with name above. This cannot be determined.