Architectural Index for Ontario


Information on Building Name: Seventh Post Office
Address: 10 Toronto Street
Type of Building: Post Offices
Name of Building: Seventh Post Office
Notes: Functioned as Post Office from 1853-1873. Housed government offices until 1937, when it was sold to the Bank of Canada. It was later purchased and refurbished by Argus Corp. Ltd

Dates
Building completed 1851-1853

Architects: Cumberland & Ridout (firm)
Journal or book Year Month Page Vol. No.
City: the Toronto Star Sunday Magazine 1979 Dec. 14+ 8th
Fred Cumberland : Building the Victorian Dream 1997 n/a 149+
Houses of old Toronto 1977 n/a 30-33
Romanesque Head Office of Confederation Life Assn. 1997 n/a 11
Toronto Calling 1951 Jan. 14 1 8
Toronto Star 1998 Jan. B2 14th
Toronto Star 1999 May B2 26th
Toronto, Carved in Stone 1984 n/a 62