Pichilemu post office building ( es, Edificio de la Oficina de Correos de Pichilemu) was a building located in

Pichilemu Pichilemu (, ), originally known as Pichilemo, is a beach resort city and commune in central Chile, and capital of Cardenal Caro Province in the O'Higgins Region. The commune comprises an urban centre and twenty-two villages, including Ciruelo ...

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, which served as the city's

post office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...

until 26 February 2010, the day before a magnitude 8.8 earthquake hit

central Chile Central Chile (''Zona central'') is one of the five natural regions into which CORFO divided continental Chile in 1950. It is home to a majority of the Chilean population and includes the three largest metropolitan areas—Santiago, Valparaís ...

. The building was located in front of the Pichilemu Police station. It was demolished between 2 July until 3 July 2010. The building was constructed by

Daniel Ortúzar Daniel Ortúzar Cuevas (1850 – 19 November 1932) was a Chilean politician, who served as a deputy for San Fernando between 1891 and 1903, and deputy for Caupolicán —current Rengo— between 1903 and 1906. Biography Ortúzar Cuevas ...

in late 1880s, and worked as hotel until 1911. It became a post office in 1991.

History

The building was constructed by

and his family, owners of

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, constructed the building in late 1880s. The "Hotel Bilbao" worked here until 1911, when it was bought by Pavez family. The building was damaged after the Great Valdivia earthquake of 1960, and was reconstructed between 1962 and 1965. Hotel Asthur began working in the building in 1970. The building worked as post office since 1991. It was severely damaged after the

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and

11 March Events Pre-1600 * 222 – Roman emperor Elagabalus is murdered alongside his mother, Julia Soaemias. He is replaced by his 14-year old cousin, Severus Alexander. * 843 – Triumph of Orthodoxy: Empress Theodora II restores the venerat ...

2010 earthquakes, and was demolished in July 2010.

References

Buildings and structures in Pichilemu Demolished buildings and structures in Chile Buildings and structures demolished in 2010 Buildings and structures completed in the 19th century {{Pichilemu-stub