About Old Toronto Post Office
The Toronto Street Post Office, also known as the city's Seventh Post Office, is a historic landmark in downtown Toronto. Built in the Greek Revival style, the building was completed in 1853 by Frederick William Cumberland and Thomas Ridout. Originally used as a post office, it later housed various government agencies and banks before being designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1958. Today the landmark building houses offices and recalls its varied past as an administrative center. You can admire the building's distinctive architecture and historical significance on Toronto Street; it has also been protected by the City of Toronto since 2006.
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- 10 Toronto St
M5C 2B7 Toronto, Canada - District
- Downtown Yonge East
- Phone
- +14168651833
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- en.wikipedia.org
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- Coordinates
- 43.64998° N · -79.37631° E
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This Greek Revival building was the Toronto Street Post Office (1851–1872) and a Bank of Canada branch (1872-1959). It was later owned by Argus Corporation which came under the control of Conrad Black. It was here that Conrad Black got in trouble with the U.S. justice system by removing boxes of documents from this office. The building is a designated National Historic Site of Canada.
Source: Wikivoyage, „Toronto/Downtown East“ · authors per page history · CC BY-SA 4.0 · as of 12/13/2015