The Toronto Street Post Office, also known as Toronto's Seventh Post Office, is a heritage building in

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, Ontario, Canada. It was completed in 1853 and is located at 10 Toronto Street in

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. The building was designed by

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and Thomas Ridout in the

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style.

History

It served as a post office until 1872 and as a government office building until 1937. It was then used by the

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until 1959, when it became the head office of

E. P. Taylor Edward Plunket Taylor, Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, CMG (January 29, 1901 – May 14, 1989), was a Canadians, Canadian business tycoon, investor, and philanthropist. He was a famous breeder of Thoroughbred horse racing, r ...

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, which was subsequently controlled by

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. 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 . The building was up for auction and they were one of 70 bidders for the 12,000 square foot property in downtown Toronto. In 1958, the building was designated a

National Historic Site of Canada National Historic Sites of Canada () are places that have been designated by the federal Minister of the Environment on the advice of the Historic Sites and Monuments Board of Canada (HSMBC), as being of national historic significance. Parks C ...

. In 2006, it was designated by the City of Toronto under the ''

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'' (By-law 182–2006).City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties
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References

External links

Property Details
- City of Toronto Inventory of Heritage Properties
Info at the Canadian Register of Historic Places

10 Toronto Street
{{NHSC Buildings and structures in Toronto Former post office buildings Post office buildings in Canada Greek Revival architecture in Canada City of Toronto Heritage Properties Federal government buildings in Ontario

History

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