Post Office, 31 Lakeshore Road East, Port Credit Heritage Conservation District, Port Credit, Mississauga, ON
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Post Office
(c. 1931) 31 Lakeshore Road East
The first post office in Port Credit opened in Robert Cotton’s general store in 1842, with William Raines serving as the first Postmaster until 1844. James Cotton, Robert’s brother, became Postmaster in 1844. James Hamilton purchased the store and post office in 1860 and the succession of owners and Postmasters followed him. This building opened in 1931 as a combined Post Office, Customs Office and Excise Warehouse. No longer an operating Post Office, the building was sold to private interests in 2011.
Post Office, 31 Lakeshore Road East, Port Credit Heritage Conservation District, Port Credit, Mississauga, ON
Excerpt from heritagemississauga.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Port-C...:
Post Office
(c. 1931) 31 Lakeshore Road East
The first post office in Port Credit opened in Robert Cotton’s general store in 1842, with William Raines serving as the first Postmaster until 1844. James Cotton, Robert’s brother, became Postmaster in 1844. James Hamilton purchased the store and post office in 1860 and the succession of owners and Postmasters followed him. This building opened in 1931 as a combined Post Office, Customs Office and Excise Warehouse. No longer an operating Post Office, the building was sold to private interests in 2011.