Sherbrooke Post Office

Reason for registration

federal gov't style architecture; its contribution to the local streetscape; its associations with the development and history of the community. Sherbrooke PO is architecturally significant as it is a good example of federal public buildings that were built in the inter-war period. It is reflective of atyle philosophy established by the first Chief Architect of Canada, Thomas Fuller. Fuller's public buildings were designed to give the Government of Canada a dominant presence in rural Canada. The Sherbrooke Post Office continues to serve as a core landmark building in the community of Sherbrooke and is the only brick building on the main street. The building is also historically significant for its association with the development of the community of Sherbrooke. Between 1928 and 1950's the PO served as the office for the only Customs Officer, C. Russell Cameron. During the years of prohibition, seized alcohol was stored in a caged area that was custom built in the building and remains today.

Character-defining elements

Character-defining elements of Sherbrooke Post Office are:
-two storey red brick structure;
-hipped mansard roof;
-L-shaped massing and footprint;
-gabled projecting frontispiece centred on main façade with arch-headed window;
-symmetrically balanced gable masonry dormers on all façades;
-dormer projections at mansard roof eaves;
-stone window sills;
-corbelling at the gable on the frontispiece;
-carved stonework above the entrance door and in the gable end with name and date of building;
-painted wood fascia with crown-moulding and wood soffits;
-one-over-one wooden windows;
-location on Main Street in Sherbrooke.