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Humboldt Post Office

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Country
  
Canada

Designated
  
1977

Town or city
  
Humboldt

Completed
  
1911

Opened
  
1911

Architect
  
David Ewart

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Location
  
602 Main Street Main Street and 6th Avenue

Client
  
Department of Public Works

Official name
  
Humboldt Post Office National Historic Site of Canada

Architectural style
  
Romanesque Revival architecture

Similar
  
Canadian Bank of Commerce, Biggar railway station, Battleford Court House, Next of Kin Memorial Avenue, Cenotaph

The historic Humboldt Post Office building is located at the corner of Main Street and 6th Avenue in Humboldt, Saskatchewan, Canada. The building is 2 1/2 storeys with a 4 storey bell and clock tower. Designed by the chief architect of the Department of Public Works, David Ewart, the building is the last surviving of a series of very similar buildings under a common theme on the prairies. The building originally housed a post office, customs, and weights and measures office on the ground floor; customs and inland revenue offices and an office for the commanding officer of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) on the second floor, while the third floor housed caretaker’s quarters and RCMP offices quarters.

The building was designated a National Historic Site of Canada in 1977. It was also designated a municipal historic site in 1984. In 2010, a conservation plan was developed for the building.

The building is currently used to house the Humboldt & District Museum and Gallery.

References

Humboldt Post Office Wikipedia