The Paul Martin Sr. Building is a 5-storey Art deco

Art Deco

Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...

 lowrise office building in downtown Windsor, Ontario

Windsor, Ontario

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, located on the west side of Ouellette Avenue

Ouellette Avenue

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 between Chatham St and Pitt St. It is named after Paul Martin Sr., father of former Prime Minister of Canada

Prime Minister of Canada

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, Paul Martin

Paul Martin

Paul Edgar Philippe Martin, PC , also known as Paul Martin, Jr. is a Canadian politician who was the 21st Prime Minister of Canada, as well as leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....

. The building is also known by its French

French language

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 name "Edifice Paul Martin" and was at one time nicknamed the "Post Office Building" because it once housed the Canada Post

Canada Post

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 office. The Canada Post office was relocated to a new location down the street around 1994. The building houses the Canada Revenue Agency

Canada Revenue Agency

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 and Canada Border Services Agency

Canada Border Services Agency

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, in addition to a Canada Post depot and dock which remain after the public post office moved from the front portion of the building. The building was renamed on November 18, 1994.