Post, Albert Asa

POST, Albert Asa (1850-1926)
(biography in preparation)

A.A. POST (works in Ontario)

DUFFIN'S CREEK, ONT., manse for the Presbyterian Church, 1879 (Whitby Chronicle, 28 Aug. 1879, 2, t.c.)
PICKERING, ONT., Cuthbert House, a hotel for John Cuthbert, 1881 (Whitby Chronicle, 3 Feb. 1881, 3, t.c.; Pickering News, 18 Nov. 1881, 2, descrip.)
PICKERING, ONT., residence for John Field, opposite Pickering College, 1881 (Pickering News, 25 Nov. 1881, 2)
TORONTO, ONT., Deer Park Roman Catholic School, Yonge Street adjacent to St. Michael's Cemetery, 1881-82 (Irish Canadian [Toronto], 27 April 1882, 4)
PICKERING, ONT., Pickering Cheese & Butter Co., factory, 1883 (Pickering News, 26 Oct. 1883, 2, descrip.)
TORONTO, ONT., St. Michael's Roman Catholic College, St. Joseph Street, major addition at south end of St. Basil's Church, with new entrances, narthex, vestibules, gallery and new tower and facade, 1886-87; addition for a high school called the 'Teefy Wing', 1902; demol. 1971 (J.R. Robertson, Landmarks of Toronto, iv, 1904, 326-8, descrip.; Catholic Register [Toronto], 6 March 1902, 1, illus.)
DUNBARTON, ONT., Presbyterian Church, 1886; burned 1974; rebuilt (Globe [Toronto], 7 April 1886, 7, t.c.; Pickering News, 11 Feb. 1887, 1, descrip.)
CLAREMONT, ONT., Public School, 1886 (Globe [Toronto], 16 April 1886, 5, t.c.)
UXBRIDGE, ONT., High School, 1887 (Whitby Chronicle, 4 Feb. 1887, 7)
BOWMANVILLE, ONT., Central Public School, Wellington Street, 1889 (Globe [Toronto], 12 Oct. 1889, 13, descrip.; Canadian Statesman [Bowmanville], 17 Dec. 1890, 4; and 24 Dec. 1890, 1, illus.; Globe [Toronto], 13 Dec. 1890, 2, illus. & descrip.)
BOWMANVILLE, ONT., High School, Queen Street at Division Street, 1890 (Canadian Statesman [Bowmanville], 17 Dec. 1890, 4; and 24 Dec. 1890, 1, illus.; Globe [Toronto], 13 Dec. 1890, 2, illus. & descrip.)
OWEN SOUND, ONT., St. Mary's Roman Catholic School, 15th Street East, 1891 (Owen Sound Times, 20 Aug. 1891, 1, descrip.)

POST & HOLMES (works in Toronto unless noted)

PRECIOUS BLOOD ROMAN CATHOLIC CONVENT, St. Joseph Street near Queen's Park Crescent, major additions, 1891 (C.R., ii, 30 May 1891, 2)
ST. HELEN'S ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL, Dundas Street West at Lansdowne Avenue, 1891 (C.R., ii, 5 Sept. 1891, 2)
MUSKEGON, MICH., St. Paul's Anglican Church, Third Street at Clay Street, 1892-93 (C.R., ii, 12 Sept. 1891, 2; C.A.B., iv, Sept. 1891, illus.)
BRADFORD, PENN., St. Bernard's Roman Catholic Church, East Corydon Street at Webster Street, 1892-93; still standing as of 2019 (Smethport McKean Democrat (Smethport, Pa.), 12 Feb. 1892, 3; Bradford Era, 9 Oct. 1893, 1, descrip.; Bradford Evening Star, 27 March 1934, 9, descrip.; inf. Sally Costik, Bradford Landmark Society)
ST. BASIL'S ROMAN CATHOLIC NOVITIATE, St. Clair Avenue West near Bathurst Street, 1892 (C.R., ii, 5 Dec. 1891, 2; Toronto Daily Mail, 5 Oct. 1892, 6, descrip.; C.A.B., vi, Feb. 1893, illus.)
DUNDALK, ONT., St. John's Roman Catholic Church, 1892 (C.R., iii, 2 April 1892, 1)
ST. MICHAEL'S ROMAN CATHOLIC BOY'S & GIRL'S HIGH SCHOOL, east side of Bond Street, north of St. Michael's Cathedral, 1892-93; still standing 2016 (The Globe [Toronto], 31 Dec. 1892, 18)
ST. MARYS, ONT., Holy Name Roman Catholic Church, Widder Street, 1892-93 (C.A.B., v, Sept. 1892, illus.; Catholic Record [London], 24 Sept. 1892, 8, descrip.; and 29 July 1893, 5, descrip.)
ACHILL, ONT. (Adjala Township, Simcoe County), St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, 1892-93 (C.R., iii, 9 April 1892, 1; Catholic Register [Toronto], 30 March 1893, 5)
MARKDALE, ONT., St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Toronto Street, 1892-93 (C.R., iii, 3 Dec. 1892, 2)
MOUNT CARMEL, ONT., St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, 1893 (Catholic Register [Toronto], 20 July 1893, 12)
RICHMOND HILL, ONT., St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, Yonge Street, 1894; demol. c. 1960 (C.R., v, 15 Feb. 1894, 1; Catholic Register [Toronto], 29 Nov. 1894, 16, descrip.)
OSHAWA, ONT., St. Gregory's Roman Catholic Church, Simcoe Street North at Adelaide Street, 1894 (C.R., v, 15 Feb. 1894, 1; C.A.B., viii, Feb. 1895, illus.; Catholic Register [Toronto], 23 Aug. 1894, 4, descrip.; and 4 July 1895, 6, descrip.)
BOWMANVILLE, ONT., three stores for Mr. Haines, 1894 (C.R., v, 15 March 1894, 1)
ST. FRANCIS ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL, Manning Avenue, major addition, 1894 (C.R., v, 22 March 1894, 2)
TORONTO GORE, ONT. (near Caledon), Roman Catholic Church, 1894-95 (C.R., v, 22 March 1894, 2; Catholic Register [Toronto], 14 March 1895, 4, illus. & descrip.)
ST. MICHAEL'S ROMAN CATHOLIC HOSPITAL, Bond Street, major addition, 1894-95 (Catholic Register [Toronto], 17 May 1894, 5, descrip.; and 21 Nov. 1895, 1, illus. & descrip.)
UPTERGROVE, ONT., St. Columbkille Roman Catholic Church, 1894 (C.R., v, 31 May 1894, 2)
SANDWICH, ONT., rectory for a church, perhaps for Our Lady of Assumption Roman Catholic Church, Huron Church Road, 1894 (C.R., v, 31 May 1894, 2)
NIAGARA FALLS, ONT., St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church, Victoria Avenue, 1894-95 (Daily Standard [St. Catharines], 6 Oct. 1894, 3; Catholic Register [Toronto], 13 June 1895, 4, illus. & descrip.; and 6 Aug. 1896, 5, illus.)
WALKERTON, ONT., major addition to Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, 1895 (C.R., v, 31 Jan. 1895, 2)
BOLTON AVENUE ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL, Bolton Avenue at First Avenue, 1895 (C.R., vi, 7 March 1895, 2)
ST. JOHN'S ROMAN CATHOLIC SCHOOL, Winchester Street, 1895 (C.R., vi, 6 June 1895, 2; Catholic Register [Toronto], 11 July 1895, 3, illus. & descrip.)
GODERICH, ONT., St. Peter's Roman Catholic Church, North Street, 1895-96 (Catholic Register [Toronto], 11 July 1895, 5; and 14 May 1896, 4, descrip.; and 21 May 1896, 1, illus.; Evening Record [Windsor], 18 May 1896, 5, descrip.; Weekly Record [Kitchener], 21 May 1896, 3, descrip.)
ST. JOHN'S INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR BOYS, Victoria Park Avenue at Kingston Road, in Blantyre Park, 1895; demol. c. 1955 (Globe [Toronto], 28 Nov. 1895, 8, descrip.; Catholic Register [Toronto], 5 Dec. 1895, 1, descrip.)

A.A. POST (works in New York State and Ontario)

OLEAN, N.Y., St. John's Roman Catholic Church, North Union Street, 1896-97 (Catholic Union & Times [Buffalo], 24 Oct. 1912, 5, biography of A.A. Post, with list of works)
WEST SENECA, N.Y., St. John's Roman Catholic Protectory & Institution, major addition with new 4 storey dormitory and classrooms for 400 boys, 1897 (Buffalo Enquirer, 22 April 1897, 6, descrip.)
WELLSVILLE, N.Y., Immaculate Conception Roman Catholic Church, Maple Avenue, 1897 (Catholic Union & Times [Buffalo], 4 Nov. 1897, 8)
TORONTO, ONT., Our Lady of Charity Roman Catholic Convent, West Lodge Avenue, major additions, 1898; 1905 (Toronto b.p. 15 March 1898; 5 July 1905)
TORONTO, ONT., Good Shepherd Roman Catholic Refuge, West Lodge Avenue, 1898 (Daily Mercantile Review [Buffalo, N.Y.], 11 March 1898, 2, descrip.)
TORONTO, ONT., St. Michael's Roman Catholic College, Bay Street at St. Joseph Street, a large 3 storey addition to the College, 1898 (Daily Mercantile Review [Buffalo, N.Y.], 19 March 1898, 2)
BUFFALO, N.Y., Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Roman Catholic Church, Herkimer Street at Albany Street, 1898 (Catholic Union & Times [Buffalo], 24 Oct. 1912, 5, biography of A.A. Post, with list of works)
SOUTH BUFFALO, N.Y., St. Theresa's Roman Catholic Church, Seneca Street at Hayden Street, 1898 (Buffalo Review, 18 June 1898, 6, descrip.; Catholic Union & Times [Buffalo], 28 July 1898, 5, descrip.)
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y., a chapel on the campus of Niagara University, 1898 (Buffalo Times, 18 Sept. 1898, 9, descrip.)
EAST BUFFALO, N.Y., Precious Blood Roman Catholic Church, Lewis Street at Lyman Street, "...near the stockyards", 1899 (Buffalo Morning Express, 5 April 1899, 7, descrip.; Buffalo Commercial, 5 April 1899, 8, descrip.)
DEPEW, N.Y., a rectory and residence for St. James Roman Catholic Church, 1899 (Buffalo Morning Express, 17 May 1899, 6)
BUFFALO, N.Y., Church of the Annunciation [Roman Catholic], Lafayette Avenue near Grant Street, 1899 (Buffalo Commercial, 17 May 1899, 12, descrip.; Buffalo Courier, 3 Sept. 1899, 17, descrip.; Illustrated Buffalo Express, 10 Sept. 1899, 11, illus. & descrip.)
ATTICA, N.Y., residence for Rev. J.H. Gardiner, 1899 (Buffalo Morning Express, 18 July 1899, 3)
EAST BUFFALO, N.Y., Roman Catholic School, Greene Street at Moreland Street, for Rev. Daniel O'Brien, 1899 (Buffalo Evening News, 11 July 1899)
EAST BUFFALO, N.Y., rectory and residence for Father Daniel O'Brien, Lovejoy Street, adjacent to the Church of the Visitation, 1899 (Buffalo Morning Express, 17 May 1899, 6, descrip.; Buffalo Evening News, 11 July 1899)
BUFFALO, N.Y., St. Columba's Roman Catholic Church, Hickory Street at North Division Street, a rectory and residence for the church, 1900 (Buffalo Evening News, 25 April 1900, Section Two, p. 7; Illustrated Buffalo Express, 29 April 1900, 14)
MEDINA, N.Y., St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church, West Avenue at Eagle Street, 1902-04 (Catholic Union & Times [Buffalo], 24 Oct. 1912, 5, biography of A.A. Post, with list of works)
BUFFALO, N.Y., St. Anthony's Roman Catholic School, Court Street at South Elmwood Avenue, c. 1906 (Catholic Union & Times [Buffalo], 24 Oct. 1912, 5, biography of A.A. Post, with list of works)
NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y., Roman Catholic School adjacent to the Church of the Ascension, Robinson Street, 1907 (Buffalo Commercial, 23 March 1907, 7)
TORONTO, ONT., presbytery for Rev. William A. McCann, Grace St. at Dundas Street West, 1907 (Toronto b.p. 8442, 11 July 1907)
BUFFALO, N.Y., Church of the Blessed Sacrament, Delaware Avenue at West Utica Street, enlargement with extensive alterations and improvements, 1907-08 (Catholic Union & Times [Buffalo], 9 April 1908, 1 & 3, detailed descrip.)
LEWISTON, N.Y., Stella Niagara, a Roman Catholic Seminary & Motherhouse, for the Sisters of St. Francis, Lower River Road, 1908-09 ((Catholic Union & Times [Buffalo], 24 Oct. 1912, 5, biography of A.A. Post, with list of works, with descrip. of Stella Niagara complex)
ELLICOTTVILLE, N.Y., Holy Name Roman Catholic Church, Jefferson Street, 1909 (Catholic Union & Times [Buffalo], 24 Oct. 1912, 5, biography of A.A. Post, with list of works)
TORONTO, ONT., St. Anthony's Roman Catholic Church, Gladstone Avenue at Shanley Street, 1909 (Toronto b.p. 16866, 12 Aug. 1909)
TORONTO, ONT., St. Cecilia's Roman Catholic Church, Annette Street at Pacific Avenue, 1909 (Toronto b.p.16934, 18 Aug. 1909)
TORONTO, ONT., Sisters of St. Joseph Roman Catholic Convent, Bredalbane Street at Bay Street, a new Academy, 1909; demol. c. 1965 (Toronto b.p. 18078, 6 Nov. 1909; J.G. Hodgins, Schools and Colleges of Ontario 1792-1910, ii, 260-61, illus. & descrip.)
WHITBY, ONT., Ontario County Court House, Centre Street, addition of south wing and a second storey to north wing, 1910 (inf. from Kelly Crossman, Toronto)
TORONTO, ONT., commercial block for John Mullin, Bloor Street West near Lansdowne Avenue, 1911 (Toronto b.p. 29035, 14 July 1911)
TORONTO, ONT., St. Michael's Roman Catholic Hospital, Bond Street, addition of North Wing, 1910-12 (Toronto b.p. 18844, 19 Jan. 1910; Catholic Register [Toronto], 14 March 1912, 1 and 10, illus. & descrip.; Const., vi, May 1913, illus. in advert.)
PICKERING, ONT., large residence for Dr. Byron Field, Kingston Road West near Mill Street, 1912; still standing in 2021 (City of Pickering, Designation statement 16 Jan. 1989; inf. Jim Whitton)
WHITBY, ONT., a new presbytery for the Roman Catholic church, 1914 (Gazette & Chronicle [Whitby], 4 June 1914, 5)
LACKAWANNA, N.Y., Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Homes of Charity, Ridge Road at South Park Avenue, a large Infant's Home and Maternity Building, 1914 (Buffalo Commercial, 21 Aug. 1914, 12)
BUFFALO, N.Y., St. Mark's Roman Catholic Church, Amherst Street at Woodward Avenue, 1914-15 (Buffalo Times, 3 June 1915, 7, descrip.)
SCARBOROUGH, ONT., St. Joseph's Roman Catholic Novitiate, Kingston Road near Midland Avenue, 1916-17; demol. 1968 (C.R., xxxi, 14 Nov. 1917, 945-6, illus. & descrip.)