Former Perth Post Office - K7H 1J1 - Perth, ON
Posted by: 
jiggs11
N 44° 53.951 W 076° 14.904
18T E 401434 N 4972509
Former Perth Ontario Post Office, built in 1932.
Waymark Code: WMR7PW
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 05/23/2016
Views: 8
Former downtown location of the Canada Post Corporation in Perth. The limestone building house Canada Post on the ground floor and Canada Customs on the second floor.
Building upkeep costs and the increasingly congested downtown transportation, combined with slowly dwindling volume spelled the end of this stately building as Canada Post outlet in the 19980's.
It is now owned by an an insurance and financial planning firm, who have maintained much of the building's postal facade.
The building is located at 81 Gore Street East, directly across from the Perth Town Hall.
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?:
In town exploring the historic buildings.
Friendly and helpful service: Not Listed
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Visit Instructions:
To post a log to an existing Canada Post waymark, you will need to post a unique picture of the Canada Post sign. Including your gps device in the picture is not neccesary, but wouldn't be cause for disapproval, as long as all other details of your log are acceptable.