Name: POST OFFICE/CUSTOMS HOUSE
Address: 4177 PARK ST
Original Owner: GOVERNMENT OF CANADA
Year Constructed: 1885
Architect Name: THOMAS FULLER
Architectural Style: ROMANESQUE REVIVAL
Builder Name:
Designated: Yes
By-law: 7825
Historical Notes
ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS THE DOMINION PUBLIC BUILDING, IT WAS DESIGNED BY GOVERNMENT ARCHITECT THOMAS FULLER (WHO DESIGNED THE FIRST PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS IN OTTAWA), AND WAS CONSTRUCTED AT A COST OF $30,000. IT SERVED AS POST OFFICE (1885-1930), CUSTOMS HOUSE (1885-1952) AND THE LOCAL POLICE STATION (1952-1976). ADDRESS CHANGE REQUESTED IN JAN 2003 - FORMERLY KNOWN AS 4582 ZIMMERMAN
Architectural Notes
THIS STRUCTURE IS AN IMPRESSIVE EXAMPLE OF LATE 19TH CENTURY PUBLIC ARCHITECTURE. IT EXHIBITS THE DETAILED, CUT AND FINISHED LIMESTONE CONSTRUCTION OF THAT PERIOD, WITH MASSIVE ROUND-HEADED ARCHWAYS, QUOINS, HEAVY STRINGCOURSES AND DIAMOND PATTERNING ON THE GABLES
Location
Interactive Mapping of 4177 Park Street
