Old Toronto Post Office / Old Bank of Canada

Old Toronto Post Office / Old Bank of Canada is a National Historic Site of Canada in Toronto, Ontario.

Ontario · 10 Toronto Street, Toronto, Ontario · location approximate

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TORONTO POST OFFICE Built 1851-1853 for the Province of Canada, the Seventh Post Office was designed by Toronto architects Frederic Cumberland and Thomas Ridout. The building, in the then popular Neo-classical style, resembles a Greek temple. The elegant symmetry of the Ionic columns, corner piers and the entablature topped with Royal Arms of England demonstrates an ease with classical forms. The building served as a post office until 1937. It was then sold to the Bank of Canada and later purchased and refurbished by Argus Corporation Limited.

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LE BUREAU DE POSTE DE TORONTO Ce bureau de poste a été construit en 1851-1853 pour la province du Canada d'après les plans de Frederic Cumberland et Thomas Ridout de Toronto. Conçu dans la style néo-classique populaire à partir des années 1820, l'édifice ressemble à un temple grec. L'élégante symétrie des colonnes ioniques et des piliers ainsi que son entablement couronné des armes royales montrent les tendances classiques des architectes. L'édifice servit de bureau de poste jusqu'en 1873 et abrita des bureaux de gouvernement jusqu'en 1937. Il fut alors vendu à la Banque du Canada, puis acheté et restauré par Argus Corporation Limited.

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