Post Office Building
Identification
Post Office Building
The Old Post Office
176956
Map
Structure in general
monumental hall
steel
concrete
concrete
exposed structure
neo-classicism
Usage
mercantile
commercial office
Facts
- Vancouver's main Post Office from 1910-1958.
- During its early years the Post Office's landmark clock tower chimed each hour and half hour.
- Described as Edwardian Baroque style combining English and French architectural influences.
- Minute hand on clock weighs 92 kgs./202 lbs.
- It used to take three days for the controlling weights of the clock to completely travel the tower's 69 foot shaft.
- The historic Atrium clock was built in 1909 by John Smith & Sons, Derby, England and is the largest clock movement in western Canada. The four, 12-foot diameter clocks were restored in 1986.
- Considered one of the finest examples of neo-Baroque style in Canada.
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More InformationLocation
757 West Hastings Street at Granville, northwest corner
V6C 1A1
Technical Data
141.00 ft
7
1905
1910
1998
$434,000
Involved Companies
Architect:
Also recorded for this building:
Formwork supplier, Property management
Features & Amenities
- One of the city's famous buildings
- City landmark