| Old Toronto Post Office / Old Bank of Canada | |
|---|---|
) 10 Toronto Street | |
| Location | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Built | 1853 |
| Original use | Post office |
| Current use | Office building |
| Architect | Cumberland & Ridout |
| Architectural style(s) | Greek Revival |
National Historic Site of Canada | |
| Designated | 1958 |
The Toronto Street Post Office, also known as Toronto's Seventh Post Office, is a heritage building in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] It was completed in 1853 and is located at 10 Toronto Street in downtown Toronto. The building was designed by Frederick William Cumberland and Thomas Ridout in the Greek Revival style.[1]
History
It served as a post office until 1872 and as a government office building until 1937.[1] It was then used by the Bank of Canada until 1959, when it became the head office of E. P. Taylor's Argus Corporation, which was subsequently controlled by Conrad Black.[1] It was here that Conrad Black was taped removing boxes of documents from the office.
The building was sold to Morgan Meighen & Associates, an independent Canadian investment manager, in 2006 for CA$14 million. They were one of 200 bidders for the property, which sold for CA$1,800 per sq. foot, roughly three times the price of a typical building in downtown Toronto.[2]
In 1958, the building was designated a National Historic Site of Canada.[3][4] In 2006, it was designated by the City of Toronto under the Ontario Heritage Act (By-law 182-2006).[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d Director, Policy & Research, City Planning Division, City of Toronto (August 2005). "10 Toronto Street (Seventh Post Office) - Intention to Designate under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act" (PDF file). Retrieved January 11, 2008.
- ^ "10 Toronto St. sells for $14M". thestar.com. Toronto Star.
- ^ Old Toronto Post Office / Old Bank of Canada, Directory of Designations of National Historic Significance of Canada
- ^ Old Toronto Post Office. Canadian Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
- ^ City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties
External links
- Property Details - City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties
- Info at the Canadian Register of Historic Places
- 10 Toronto Street