Sinclair Centre: The Post Office Building

 The Sinclair Centre is a grouping of four building that where constructed in the early 1900’s. The four building include the original Post office building, the Federal Building, the Winch Building, and the customs Examining Warehouse.

The Post Office Building is the oldest of the four and is designed from Edwardian Baroque style. Edwardian Baroque style is a English and French style of building, and became popular in the Edwardian era from 1901-1910. The Post office is the only Notable Edwardian Baroque building in Canada.

The notable feature of the Post Office is the atrium clock. The clock is twelve feet in diameter, and is the largest clock in western Canada. The clock tower is designed and mimics many of the features of English Edwardian Baroque building.