The Winnemucca Main Post Office, which is listed on the

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as US Post Office—Winnemucca Main, is located at 4th and Melarkey Sts. in

Winnemucca, Nevada Winnemucca () is the only incorporated city in, and is the county seat of, Humboldt County, Nevada, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 8,431, up 14.0 percent from the 2010 census figure of 7,396. Intersta ...

and was built in 1921; it includes

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and was listed on the

in 1990. Although built from standardized plans, it was deemed significant as "a good example of a small town single-purpose post office", and it is in fact the oldest Federal building in Nevada (a Federal building in Reno was built earlier, but was replaced). The building was extended and remodeled in 1940, and then gained a mural, one of three New Deal arts program murals in post offices in the state. and The building is currently used as the Winnemucca City Hall.

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Buildings and structures in Humboldt County, Nevada

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Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Nevada National Register of Historic Places in Humboldt County, Nevada Government buildings completed in 1921 Neoclassical architecture in Nevada {{Nevada-NRHP-stub