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125th ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATIVE ISSUE PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, October 1, 1991 - 45 Construction began on Port Perry's present Post Office in 1912 and the present structure stand today. This photo shows some of the workers standing in front of the uncom- pleted building during the winter of that year. The Post Office building was constructed on two foot thick walls formed from white dressed stone. The basement under the entire building is ten feet high. (C--"--) CONGRATULATIONS on your 125th Anniversary from the staff at ody 8 180 Mary Street, Port Perry, 985-9948 Specializing in sizes 14 to 26 Come and see our new Fall Line EES PORT PERRY STAR April 17, 1912 Through the courtesy of Mr. W. J. Colly, who is superin- tending the work of building the new post office we have gleaned the following facts re- garding the construction of the building. Work is being delayed some- what owing to the bad condi- tions of the roads, making it impossible to haul sand for the concrete work for the footings. The foundation will be of stone, that part of it showing above ground being a white dressed stone. The basement, which will be ten feet high will be under the entire Post Office building, will have stone walls two feet thick. All the walls of the building will be of red pressed brick, 17 inches thick for the ground floor and the tower, and 13 inches thick for the second and attic floors. There will be about 300,000 bricks used. The windows will have circle brick arches on the first floor, and stone heads on the second floor. In the tower will be a bulls eye window, where the people of Port Perry hope some day to see a clock. 'The gound floor or actual post office will be divided into three main sections. 1. The working space -- 23 ft. 5in.by 17 ft 3 in. 2. The public lobby -- 8 ft 3 in. deep by 23 ft 5 in. long. 3. A hallway 8 ft 8 1/2 inches running the full length of the building back to the mail en- trance. This will be on the west side. The room will be fourteen feet high and well lighted, there being twelve windows on that floor. ] Back of the post office will be a one storey building without basement called The Armoury. This is divided into an Ar- moury Room 20 by 26 ft, Com- missioned officers rooms, and lavatories. The main entrance to the armoury will be from an alley way running along the west side of the post office building. The second floor will have a special office for the Inland Revenue and three other large general offices. This floor which will be 11 ft 6 in. high will be equippped with lavato- ries. The attic floor will contain complete apartments for the caretaker. The tower is 61 ft from the ground to the top of the pinna- 0 The Port Perry Post Office clock tower has been a land- mark on Queen Street for alm Port Perry Post Office opens January, 1914 cle, and the window where a clock could be placed is 46 ft from the gound. The roof will be part gravel and felt, and part galvanized iron on the main building. It is expected that the build- ing will be completed ready for occupation about a year from now. ost 75 years. It is virtually un- + changed today, from when it was constructed in 1912. About 300,000 red bricks were used in the construction. Star reports developments as Post Office nears completions Oct. 22, 1913 -- Port Perry Star We have it on good authority that it is expected that the post office will be ready for business in about a month. Before that time, however, the present postoffice premises must be va- cated to allow the new tenant, Mr. A. Rose, to take possession on the 1st of November. It has been decided to put the post of- fice in the armouries until the proper building is completed ready for occupation, and the move will likely be made before the beginning of the month. Leave has been granted to make the changes in the interi- or that have been requested. The clock has been shipped from Liverpool, England. PORT PERRY STAR October 29, 1913 Mr. Burnham informs us that the post office will be shifted to the Armouries build- ing at the rear of the new post office. Entrance will be at the side door. Night letters can be placed in the letter receiver at the front of the building. The change will be made on Thursday afternoon. Mr. Samuel Graham has re- ceived official appointment to the position of caretaker of the new post office building. PORT PERRY STAR December 24, 1919 We had expected that the opened the new Post Offie as a ristmas present to the peo- le of Port Perry, but eveident- i Santa Claus is too busy to at- tend to this matter just now. The Public Works Department are through with the building and en ol it over to the Post Office Departmnet. PORT PERRY STAR December 31, 1913 The Post Office The boxes in the new Post Office will be allotted this Wednesday afternoon from one to four o'clock, and the front door of the office will be opened . Government . would... have . - on Friday morning., . --