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Old Post Office (other)
Old Post Office, or Former Post Office, may refer to: Serbia * Old Post Office (Belgrade) United Kingdom * Old Post Office, Bristol * Tintagel Old Post Office, Tintagel United States ''(ordered by state and city)'' * Old Athens, Alabama Main Post Office in Athens, Alabama, listed on the National Register of Historic Places * Old Brick Post Office in Wickenburg, Arizona, NRHP-listed * Old Camden Post Office in Camden, Arkansas, listed on the NRHP in Arkansas * Old Post Office (Fayetteville, Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Arkansas * Old Post Office (Hot Springs, Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Arkansas * Little Rock U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, also known as the Old Post Office and Courthouse, Little Rock, Arkansas, NRHP-listed * Old Post Office (Mena, Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Arkansas * Old Post Office (Santa Rosa, California), listed on the NRHP in California * Old Post Office Building (Washington, D.C.), District of Columbia * Old Eau Gallie Post Office, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Post Office (Belgrade)
The Old Post Office (), is a former building in Belgrade, modern-day Serbia. Located next to Belgrade Main railway station, it was considered to be one of the most beautiful buildings and symbols of the city. Built in Serbo-Byzantine Revival style upon plans by Momir Korunović, Post Office was mostly destroyed by Allied bombing of Yugoslavia in World War II and later reconstructed in 1947 in a Functionalism (architecture), functionalist style. Location The building is located just south of the Belgrade Main railway station, in the southern corner of the Savamala#Sava Square, Sava Square, at 2 Savska Street. It is situated in the neighborhood of Bara Venecija, or the extreme south extension of Savamala. Being at the beginning of the Savska Street, it is across the Saint Sava Hospital, while the Monument to Stefan Nemanja and pedestrian section of the Ssva Square are to the northeast. History Origin Built as the Post Office No. 2 in the 1920s, it was constructed by archite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Former US Post Office Building (Fairfield, Iowa)
The Former US Post Office Building is a historic building located in Fairfield, Iowa, Italianate structure was built in 1876 by James F. Wilson. It was the first building in Fairfield built specifically for the federal government. In 1865 Wilson, helped to establish and was the president of the First National Bank in Fairfield. He also built several store fronts as investments, including the immediately adjacent Wilson Building. By the time this building was constructed Wilson had been a three-term Republican congressman representing Iowa's 1st congressional district. Seven years after this building was constructed, he began the first of two terms in the United States Senate. At that time, the post office typically rented buildings for its use. The historic significance of this building reflects Wilson's political connections in the federal government. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. See also *List of United States post offices ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Clovis Post Office
The Old Clovis Post Office at 4th and Mitchell Sts. in Clovis, New Mexico is a former post office built in 1931. It includes elements of Classical Revival and Mission/Spanish Revival architecture. It has also served as the Clovis-Carver Public Library. It is a two-story building with a hipped and flat roof, built on an ashlar sandstone basement. It has various tan shades of brick in its walls and its roof is light-brown and orange tile. The building is significant as a public works project during the Great Depression The Great Depression was a severe global economic downturn from 1929 to 1939. The period was characterized by high rates of unemployment and poverty, drastic reductions in industrial production and international trade, and widespread bank and .... With . It was built in the same year as the Hotel Clovis, which is also NRHP-listed. References National Register of Historic Places in Curry County, New Mexico Neoclassical architecture in New Mexico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Post Office (Albuquerque, New Mexico)
The Old Post Office is the oldest surviving federal building in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Located at the northwest corner of Fourth and Gold in downtown Albuquerque, the Spanish Colonial Revival-style building was built in 1908 under the supervision of architect James Knox Taylor. Several federal agencies were initially housed in the Post Office building but it quickly became overcrowded, necessitating the construction of the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse next door in 1930. The post office remained in the older building until 1972. Today the interior of the Old Post Office has been remodeled to house the Amy Biehl Charter High School. The Old Post Office was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. It is a part of a complex of Albuquerque federal buildings that includes the National Register-listed U.S. Courthouse (b. 1930), the former Federal Building (b. 1960) at 517 Gold SW, and the Chavez Federal Building (b. 1965). History When, in 1907, Albuquerq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Post Office Block
The Old Post Office Block is a historic commercial building at 54-72 Hanover Street in Manchester, New Hampshire. Built in 1876, it is a local landmark of Victorian Italianate commercial architecture, serving as the main post office, and as a newspaper publishing house for many years. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ... in 1986. Description and history The Old Post Office Block is located in Manchester's downtown business district, on the north side of Hanover Street between two other historic buildings, the Harrington-Smith Block (once home to the Strand Theater) and the Palace Theatre. It is three stories in height, built out of brick with a projecting bracketed cornice at the top of its facade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Post Office (Concord, New Hampshire)
The Legislative Office Building of the New Hampshire State Legislature is a government office building across North State Street from the New Hampshire State House in Concord, New Hampshire. Built in 1889, it is one of the state's largest buildings built out of locally quarried granite. It was originally used as a post office and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Old Post Office. It was also included in the Concord Civic District in 1983. Description and history New Hampshire's Legislative Office Building is located just west of the state capitol, occupying an entire city block bounded by North State Street, Capitol Street, Park Street, and Green Street. It is a large two-story granite structure, built in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, with a Chateauesque hip roof crowned by iron cresting. The walls are finished in a rough-hewn texture, although the walls of the raised basement are smooth. The main facade faces east, and is dominated by an arca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Post Office (Omaha, Nebraska)
The Old Post Office was located at 16th and Dodge Streets in Omaha, Nebraska. Built in 1898, the building was demolished in 1966. During the process of being demolished, the building, along with the Old City Hall, became a rallying force for historic preservation in Omaha. About The Old Post Office began construction in 1892 with $1.2 million in appropriations from the federal government. The outside of the building was covered with St. Cloud pink granite on the first story; on the next three floors sandstone was used. Polished granite columns held up stone archways on each of the five entrances, and on the east side was the main entrance. It was capped with a clock tower, with clocks on all four sides. A copper roof covered the entire building, except for the atrium court in the center, which was covered by a -square skylight. In the early years the building was identified as "The Custom House". A formal opening was held in 1898; however, because of delays the building was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old US Post Office (Philadelphia, Mississippi)
The Old U.S. Post Office in Philadelphia, Mississippi was constructed between 1935 and 1936 as part of the U.S. federal government's New Deal programs, specifically under the Works Progress Administration (WPA). This building is a prominent example of Classical Revival architecture with Mediterranean influences and is one of 32 federal post offices built in Mississippi during the Great Depression. History The Old U.S. Post Office was built during a time of significant economic hardship in the United States, as part of the New Deal initiatives led by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The construction of the post office was funded by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), a key agency responsible for providing jobs and supporting public infrastructure projects during the Great Depression. The building was completed in 1936 and has since played an important role in the community. Architecture Designed by Neal A. Melick, a supervising engineer under the Office of the Supervising ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Post Office Building (Lynn, Massachusetts)
The Old Post Office Building is a historic building in Lynn, Massachusetts. The two-story Colonial Revival building was built in 1897 to serve as the growing city's new post office. It is one of the city's best examples of Colonial Revival styling, and features distinctive copper sheathed domes. The building was expanded c. 1912 with a wing in the back, and replaced by the present post office in 1933. It has since been used principally as an office building. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. See also *National Register of Historic Places listings in Lynn, Massachusetts *National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts *List of United States post offices Several United States post offices are individually notable and have operated under the authority of the United States Post Office Department (1792–1971) or the United States Postal Service (since 1971). Notable U.S. post offices include indivi ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Post Office Building (Brockton, Massachusetts)
The Old Post Office Building is a historic building in Brockton, Massachusetts. The two story brick Colonial Revival-style post office was built in 1898 and expanded in 1932. It was designed under the auspices of the federal government's supervising architect, James Knox Taylor, as a copy of Independence Hall in Philadelphia. The building was renovated in 1977 and became home of the Brockton Public Schools central administration offices. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. See also * Brockton City Hall *National Register of Historic Places listings in Plymouth County, Massachusetts *List of United States post offices Several United States post offices are individually notable and have operated under the authority of the United States Post Office Department (1792–1971) or the United States Postal Service (since 1971). Notable U.S. post offices include indivi ... References Brockton Buildings and structures in Brockton, Mas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Post Office (Liberty, Maine)
The Old Post Office, also known as the Old Octagonal Post Office, is an historic octagon-shaped former U.S. post office building located on Main Street in Liberty, Maine. The town of Liberty boasts that the building, which was built in 1870, is "the only octagonal post office in the United States". The building, which "has all its original equipment" is now the home of the Liberty Historical Society, which opens it to the public on Saturdays during the summer. On June 19, 1973, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Description and history The Old Post Office is located in Liberty's village center, set close to the south side of Main Street ( Maine State Route 173), two doors east of the public library. It is a small single-story eight-sided wood-frame structure, covered by a low-pitch octagonal roof and clapboard siding. It has no foundation beyond a small amount of rubblestone to provide a level surface, and is built on top of hand-sawn beams measuring i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Post Office (Augusta, Maine)
The Old Post Office and Court House is a historic former federal government building at 295 Water Street in downtown Augusta, Maine. Built in 1886–1890, it is one of Maine's finest surviving examples of Romanesque Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Design and construction The former Post Office and Court House stands on the east side of Water Street, Augusta's principal commercial downtown thoroughfare, at the southeast corner with Winthrop and Front Streets. It is a symmetrical 2-1/2 story granite structure with a central tower, flanked on either side by a wall and smaller tower. It was designed by Mifflin E. Bell (1846–1904), the Supervising Architect for the U.S. Treasury. Bell's term ended July 1887, and his successor William Alfred Freret finished the job, and the building opened in January 1890. The cost of construction was $178,281.20. It contained 427,600 cubic feet, was heated by steam, and contained a hydrauli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
