Old Post Office
Dawson Old Post Office
A federal post office built in 1900. It still operates as a postal outlet in summer, where you can mail postcards and get a handmade commemorative postmark.
The old post office was built in 1900 to a design by Thomas Fuller, the architect who also designed the Parliament Buildings in Ottawa. Its classical wooden structure, with an octagonal clock tower, was once the only link between gold miners and home, and people often queued for their mail. It is part of the Dawson City Historic Buildings National Historic Site. In summer it operates as a postal outlet, where you can buy stamps, mail postcards and have them stamped with a handmade postmark featuring gold rush motifs, a popular little souvenir. It is at the corner of Third Avenue and King Street, next to the Palace Grand Theatre.
Opening hours
Summer approx. 12:00–16:00 (per Parks Canada)
Nearby sights
- Palace Grand Theatre
- Diamond Tooth Gerties Gambling Hall
- Sourtoe Cocktail at Downtown Hotel
- Dänojà Zho Cultural Centre
- Dawson Historical Complex
- SS Keno National Historic Site
- Robert Service Cabin
- George Black Ferry