Former Almonte Post Office
Text from the plaque
Begun in 1889 and finished in 1891, this building was erected to house postal and customs services. Federal chief architect Thomas Fuller was responsible for the design and Robert Cameron was the contractor. The building was part of a national programme to provide federal offices in well designed and prominently located structures. This building was influenced by the Romanesque Revival style as the wide voussoirs over the doors and windows illustrate. The steep picturesque roof and richly coloured and carved stone are characteristic of the period.
Transcribed from the marker, not summarised.
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The County of Lanark
The Town of Mississippi Mills
In Almonte, on the northeast corner of
Mill Street and Little Bridge Street
Also recorded for this place: The County of Lanark
N 45 13.531 W 76 11.705
Recorded June 2009. Check current access before visiting.
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Visitors' notes
April 26, 2010
I have photographs of other Fuller buildings -- in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Halifax NS; Montague, PEI, Smith Falls, Ontario. Almonte and Napanee, Ontario are on my list. Hope to get them this summer. Regards- Dave Harley, Sydney Mines, NS