Later a bag could be made up at Sydney or St. Leonards and left Pymble platform. In 1887 as the construction of the railway from St. Leonards to Pearce's Corner, Miss Edwards made an application to the General Post Office to include the sale of money orders in view of changes to come with the population increase, since they were situated near the approved site of Gordon Station. In 1894 Miss Edwards' resigned because of ill-health. In the same year the Post Office was moved to the Gordon railway station. Miss Edwards continued to live in the dwelling with her children until her death in 1902. The cottage continued to be occupied by Miss Edwards family until 1952. Ravenswood School for Girls purchased the property between 1952 and 1955. In 1980 proposals to demolish the cottage for tennis courts were considered. On 11 July 1980 an Interim Conservation Order was placed over the property. On 2 April 1999 it was transferred to the State Heritage Register. Modest single story brick building with iron roof. Verandah at front and simple chamfered wood posts. As at 9 August 2013, the cottage is one of the earliest dwellings in the district. As a post office from 1860 to 1894 it played an important part in the everyday lives of early settlers of the North Shore. The use of the cottage as a post office between 1860 and 1894 allocates its place in the historical geography of New South Wales. The cottage's is directly associated with the Pymble and Edwards families whose members were prominent pioneers in the development of the North Shore. Along the Pacific Highway between Pearce's Corner and North Sydney it is one of the very few remaining original dwellings which once lined the main road north. "Iolanthe" was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.