Woolloongabba Post Office

The old Woolloongabba Post and Telegraph Office c1905 has a striking presence in the streetscape of Stanley St, thanks to its rich detailing and parapet.

Designed by the highly skilled government architect of the time, Alfred Brady and supervised by Thomas Pye another architect of considerable ability and renown, this was one of many fine buildings they collaborated on in the early 20th century.

Constructing such a building as a post office was reflective of the rapid expansion that had happened in the area in the late 19th century and the emergence of a major retail hub converging on the intersection of Logan, Stanley and Ipswich Roads.

In its early days it contained residential lodgings for the Post Master on its upper floor consisting of four bedrooms, kitchen, scullery, bathroom and sitting rooms.

Although it hasn’t operated as a post office since 1994 Australia Post maintained offices there until recently.