Durban Main Post Office

Main post Office, Durban - https://www.teamdurban.co.za/architecture_durban.php

Updated: 18 Apr 2019

This Victorian styled building was originally erected in 1885 as Durban's first town hall, which was designed by Phillip Dudgeon in 1882. It was the first meeting place of the South African National Convention, which took place in a hall to the left of the building. It served as the town hall until the time of the Union in 1910, and is situated opposite the current city hall. To-day, it houses the General Post Office. It was declared a National Monument under old NMC legislation on 25 June 1976.

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South African History Online. (2011, July 14). Durban Main Post Office. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0065964

South African History Online (2011) 'Durban Main Post Office', South African History Online, 14 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0065964 (Accessed: 22 July 2026).

South African History Online, Durban Main Post Office [website], https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0065964, (accessed 22 July 2026).

"Durban Main Post Office." South African History Online, 14 July 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0065964. Accessed 22 July 2026.

South African History Online. "Durban Main Post Office." South African History Online. July 14, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/nr/ref/P-0065964.