Toronto's First Post Office

Toronto's First Post Office is a museum, National Historic Site, stationery gift shop, community hub, and Canada's oldest purpose-built post office still in operation. Operated by a nonprofit charity organization, the Town of York Historical Society, we tell the stories of life in the Town of York and the early City of Toronto (1793-1851). We help Toronto's current residents and visitors to engage with these stories, particularly through the lens of community, communication, and built heritage. The Society, Museum, and Post Office operate at 260 Adelaide Street East. We host events that promote the early history of the Town of York and Toronto, writing, stationery crafts, workshops, paper fairs, walking tours, and more.