side, albeit assuming a more singular character on the Silver Street elevation (where it is thought a tower was originally intended). The post office is also a sedate building which reads more like a medium-sized bank branch than a post office, merging into the retail fabric of Marrickville Road. Nevertheless, the building has a competent Italianate facade treatment, and a determined symmetry to the Marrickville Road elevation which is counteracted by a direct inversion of the window spacing and placements on the two Silver Street levels. This approach to corner design was unusual in the post offices of James Barnet. Criterion E: Aesthetic characteristics As noted under criterion D above, architecturally and stylistically, the exterior of the Marrickville Post Office fits neatly into contemporary retail architecture on its Marrickville Road side, albeit assuming a more singular character on the Silver Street elevation. Externally the building has retained much of its original character, including Italianate detailing, and is a significant historic corner-sited building within the Marrickville Road context. Criterion H: Significant people Marrickville Post Office is significant for its association with the prolific post office architect James Barnet, and is believed to be one of the last of the postal buildings designed under his direction, before the arrival of Walter Vernon as the new government architect. References Bibliography Architectural drawings Existing conditions: Australia Post floor plan dated 23/9/2002 Photographic images 1900, 1962 all from the National Archives of Australia. National Archive records Plans of Marrickville Post Office, Series Number SP1107/1, Barcode 692175 Plans of Marrickville Post Office, Series Number SP821/1, Barcode 3039004 Marrickville Post Office specifications, Series Number SP155/1, Barcodes 1687138, 1687197, 1687198, 1687199 & 1687200 Marrickville Post Office, Series Number MP33/1, Barcodes 5992828 & 6000655 Marrickville Post Office, Series Number SP439/3, Barcode 436130 Marrickville Post Office alterations, Series Number SP19/1, Barcodes 1690901 & 1838837 Attribution External links Commonwealth Heritage List places in New South Wales Marrickville, New South Wales Post office buildings in New South Wales Articles incorporating text from the Australian Heritage Database