View of stone building in Richardsonian Romanesque style; roof still under construction with scaffolding; tall wooden fence surrounds building; workers stand on window ledges and scaffolding. Handwritten on front: "Lafayette entrance to new post office, May 1, 1894, looking S.E." Stamped on back: "From Alvord & Co., exclusively commercial photographers, 55 Rowland St., Detroit, Mich., ground floor."
