- Address
- 86 Clarence Street
- Type
- Post Office
- Designated
- 1986
Post Office (Old)
Also known as Former Post Office
86 Clarence Street, Kingston
About Post Office (Old)
In Kingston, Post Office (Old) is one of 18 federal buildings of the highest heritage rank. Construction of Post Office (Old) is recorded as 1856–1860. Its design is credited to Hopkins, Lawford and Nelson.
The Old Post Office, also known as the Former Post Office and Old Kingston Post Office National Historic Site of Canada, is a simple, but elegant two-storey, Neoclassical building constructed with Kingston limestone. The building, built between 1856 and 1859, is situated within the St. George’s Cathedral Block in Kingston, Ontario. The rectangular massing of the building consists of classically balanced symmetrical façades, with window and door openings that are enlivened by well-executed limestone detailing. The designation is confined to the footprint of the building.
From the Canadian Register of Historic Places, Post Office (Old) · Open Government Licence – Canada · as published, word for word
Of the buildings Canada owns, the most significant are Classified.
Questions about Post Office (Old)
Can you visit Post Office (Old)?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Post Office (Old) built?
By its record, Post Office (Old) dates from 1856–1860.
Is Post Office (Old) protected?
As a Classified federal building, any work on it needs the federal heritage review’s advice while Canada owns it.
What is Post Office (Old)?
Post Office (Old) has been a Classified Federal Heritage Building since 1986.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract).
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).