The nearly 100-year-old former post office in the south Taranaki town of Patea has sold after being on and off the market for about five years.
The two-storey building on Patea's main road was built in 1923 and served as the town's post office, with a room upstairs for the postmaster and their family.
First National selling agent Kelly Baldwin said although there was interest in the building, getting it sold was hard work.
"There was a lot of work and it took a while for the right buyer to come along," she said.
"It's a beautiful building but it wasn't an easy sale."
![In recent years the building was a home and also used as a bed and breakfast. Photo / Supplied.](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/65V7JVB2FBLHGIU5XHTPNRMNQU.jpg?auth=86a0ee15aeff697d926a4b185a707dbe68a3a91a5486847b98922aa4041ac619&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)