NIAGARA FALLS POST OFFICE

Architect Name: FINDLAY AND FOULIS
Architectural Style:
Builder Name: PIGGOTT CONSTRUCTION CO.
Designated: No

Historical Notes

CONSTRUCTED AT A COST OF $100,000, THE BUILDING WAS OFFICIALLY OPENED IN JANUARY 1931. IT STANDS ON THE SITE OF THE FORMER MANSE OF ST. ANDREW'S UNITED CHURCH WHICH WAS DEMOLISHED IN 1961.

Architectural Notes

THE ORIGINAL STRUCTURE WAS 84 FEET SQUARE AND HAS SINCE BEEN ENLARGED TO ITS PRESENT DIMENSIONS. ITS ART DECO FACADE HAS A SIMPLIFIED CORNICE AND WINDOWS SEPARATED VERTICALLY BY SQUARED PILASTERS WITH IONIC CAPITALS AND BROKEN HORIZONTALLY BY STONE PANELS. THE INTERIOR WAS DONE WITH TERRAZZO FLOORS MARBLE AND MAHOGANY TRIM.