View of stone building in Richardsonian Romanesque style; roof still under construction with scaffolding; tall wooden fence surrounds building; workers stand in entrances and on scaffolding; man stands on corner across street. Handwritten on front: "Fort Street entrance to new post office, May 1, 1894, looking N.W." Stamped on back: "From Alvord & Co., exclusively commercial photographers, 55 Rowland St., Detroit, Mich., ground floor."