The Post Office in Siedlce, designed by architect Antonio Corazzi, was built between 1827 and 1828. The prominent element of the façade is the central risalit with Ionic pilasters and the four-columned portico crowned with a triangular tympanum. The columns in a giant order that is extending through two storeys add to the building’s charm and prestige.

This substantial investment was associated with the development of postal routes in the Kingdom of Poland. Between 1819 and 1823, a paved road No. 19 in the direction Warsaw – Siedlce – Terespol – Brest was constructed. Both ends of the road are marked with cast-iron obelisks, which are situated in Warsaw’s Grochów area and in Terespol.

For the efficient movement of people and goods, postal and relay stations were built. The stations formed a complex of several buildings comprising of shipping, stables, coach houses, a kitchen, and a travelers inn.  Between Warsaw and Brest, the station in Siedlce was the most important as it had the Post and Telegraph Office, and supervised the work of twelve shipping departments.

In the diary, Anna describes one of her visits to the post office. Together with her father, she went to pick up a cheque sent by the National Bank of Berlin. The money was probably sent by her family from the United States. At that time, the doors to the post office were situated in the far right of the building. The entrance was situated a bit to the east of the current one that is located in the centre of the Siedlce 1 post office façade at 2 Piłsudski Street. The cheque improved the difficult financial situation of the family. On Saturday, November 27, 1915, Anna Kahan’s father together with his business partners lost part of the purchased cattle. A licence to trade did not help. Germans punished anyone who did not have a licence to trade in meat with fines and imprisonment. Yet, they disobeyed the rules they set up. At their own discretion, they took the food away from the residents of Siedlce. As a result, they gradually made the already difficult living conditions under occupation even worse.

Going forward, the strollers who wanted to capture some memories of their stay in the city could take a souvenir photograph at one of two photographer’s shops.

At number 8, there was a photographer’s shop “Studio” run by Witalis Siekierka of the Ciołek coat of arms. Then, on 26 Warszawska Street (currently Piłsudski Street), photographer Ignacy Płażewski from the photographic laboratory on 1 Maja Street No. 6 used to have his photo atelier  “FIP”. Owing to their work, today we know more about the appearance and clothing style of the residents of Siedlce who were walking through the pedestrian zone “from the bell tower to God’s house.”

Passing the buildings it is worth having a look at a three-storey Grunberg tenement (previously a one storey) on 16 Warszawska Street in which, around 1886, Jadwiga Brodzińska opened the second private library in Siedlce, near her own book and sheet music shop.

The adjacent building of the then District Court, which was erected before 1830 and intended for the seat of the Civil Court is there to this day.