174 Smith Street, Fitzroy Collingwood. Tartaria EVERYWHERE!!!

Heres the offical bullshit history :)
The former Collingwood Post Office was established in 1868. Later, Smith Street’s now unrivalled commercial role was recognised when this elaborate facade surmounted by a prominent clocktower and flagpole was added to a public building as a public statement in 1892. Designed by John Marsden
of the Public Works Department, it has a deep arcaded loggia on two levels either side of the entry bay which is flanked by double columns supporting a central pediment beneath the intricately detailed parapet. This building
is notable for its flamboyant mannered form with Italian Baroque influences. It is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register with a reference to its ‘unusual
and playful manner’.

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