Former Post Office - Goderich, Ontario
N 43° 44.570 W 081° 42.842
17T E 442506 N 4843558
Built in 1890, this building originally the town's post office and also home to the Customs House and Inland Revenue. In 1961 it was converted to Town Hall.
Waymark Code: WM10592
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 03/01/2019
Views: 3
The building has also been listed on the Canadian Heritage Register since 1978. Here are some descriptions provided at that site (https://www.historicplaces.ca/en/rep-reg/place-lieu.aspx?id=14162&pid=0):
The Goderich Town Hall is a rare example of Romanesque architecture in the Town of Goderich. Thomas Fuller, best known as one of the architects of Ottawa's Parliament Buildings, designed the dignified two-and-a-half-storey edifice to represent the success of Goderich as a growing community. Characteristic of the Romanesque architecture are the rusticated cut-stone exterior, recessed round-headed windows and doors and decorative stone work seen in the dentil trimmed cornice, large voussoirs, hood moulds and banding. A large pediment, decorated by finials, dominates the façade and extends above the slate mansard roof. Other noteworthy features include the multi-paned transoms above the second-storey rectangular two-over-two windows and above the first-storey round-headed windows.
Post Office Type: Main Branch
Province/Territory: Ontario
Historical Significance: Yes - Older than 50 years
Location has a philatelic display: no
What brought you here?:
A business meeting brought me to town and waymarking brought me to explore.
Friendly and helpful service: Not Listed
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