Windsor post office - Paul Martin Building
N 42° 19.132 W 083° 02.385
17T E 331915 N 4687195
Built in 1934 by Windsor Architects Sheppard & Masson, John E. Trace and G. Buller-Colthust the architectural style is a modernist interpretation of the Beaux-Arts inspired federal office building.
Waymark Code: WMNYE7
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/24/2015
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• Features of the building include its limestone walls, recessed bays of windows, giant fluted pilasters in high relief, and the fluted cornice.
• There are Canadian crests on each of the street-facing sides. The interior public areas include highly detailed marble walls, plaster ceilings and terrazzo floors.
• Federal Heritage Building.
• Designated on the Windsor Heritage Register but unenforceable under Federal ownership. Named in 1994 for Paul Martin, member of Parliament from Windsor for 33 years, and whose son Paul Martin was Prime Minister from 2003-06.
Link to Property in The Ontario Properties Database: [Web Link]
Building or Property Type: Civic or Government Building
County or Regional Municipality: Essex
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