Chief Post Office (Former)
31 Cathedral Square, Christchurch · Christchurch City
Chief Post Office (Former) is a Category 1 historic place on the New Zealand Heritage List / Rārangi Kōrero, entered on 2 April 1985. It was built in 1877–1879, designed by William Henry Clayton and Pierre Finch Martineau Burrows.
- List entry
- Historic Place Category 1
- List number
- 291
- Entered on the list
- 2 April 1985
- Status
- Listed
- Built
- 1877–1879
- Architects and builders
- William Henry Clayton (Architect); Pierre Finch Martineau Burrows (Architect)
- Used as
- Information/Visitors Centre, Restaurant/cafe/tearoom
- Formerly
- Post Office, Telephone Exchange, Government office building
- Also known as
- Christchurch Central Post Office
- Public access
- Private/No Public Access
- Council
- Christchurch City Council
- Region
- Canterbury
Later work
Addition 1907 · Addition 1989–1991
The property
- 31 Cathedral SquareChristchurch Central, ChristchurchCapital value $10,150,000 (2025)Land 1,030 m²Floor 2,000 m²