Post Office, Sandwich, Canada.

Post Office, Sandwich, Canada.
Year: 
1920
Publisher: 
J. A. McCormick
Type(s): 
Postcard
Language: 
English
Source: 
Mike Skreptak Collection; Box 1
Notes: 
c. 1920; the Sandwich Post Office, opened June 1st, 1907; was designed by architect David Ewart and included Romanesque, Italianate Revival and Second Empire Revival styles; the original fountain in front of the building was donated by William P. Leech, a Sandwich citizen, in 1909; the building was used continuously as a post office until April 2013, when it closed; it was sold to Luna Wang and Matthew Zhao in 2014 for $151,000.00; renovations for the first floor were done by Jason Grossi and cost approximately 1 million dollars; in 2016 the building reopened as the Post Cafe; there are plans to turn the second floor into a Bed and Breakfast when funds are available.
Subject(s): 
Post Office (Sandwich), 1907
Ewart, David, Architect
Government Buildings
Sandwich Street (Windsor)
Mill Street (Windsor)
Bedford Street (Windsor)
Place(s): 
Sandwich (Ontario)
Windsor (Ontario)
Rights: 
Public Domain
Repository: 
University of Windsor. Leddy Library
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