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Evansville Post Office, also known as the Customs House, is a historic post office building located in downtown Evansville, Indiana.
Evansville Post Office | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 Evansville Post Office, December 2008 | |
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| Location | 100 block N.W. 2nd St., Evansville, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 37°58′17″N 87°34′17″W / 37.97139°N 87.57139°W |
| Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1876-79; 1918 |
| Architect | Office of the Supervising Architect |
| Architectural style | Gothic, Ruskinian Gothic |
| NRHP reference No. | 71000010 |
| Added to NRHP | July 2, 1971 |
History and architecture
The Evansville Post Office is a three-story, Ruskinian Gothic style limestone building over a basement. It features a front arcade, oriel window, slate roof, and contrasting brownstone details. The building was designed by architects and engineers in the Office of the Supervising Architect under Alfred B. Mullett and William Appleton Potter, with significant revisions by Potter to Mullett's Second Empire design. Construction began under Potter in 1876, and was completed by his successor, James G. Hill, in 1879. The building originally housed facilities for the United States Post Office, the United States District Court for the District of Indiana, the United States Customs Service, the United States Weather Bureau, and other agencies, though several of these would later move to other locations. In 1918 the building was extended with flanking wings in a style matching the original.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971. After a new federal building was opened in 1968, the building was sold and is now (2022) known as Old Post Office Plaza and used as office and event space.
See also
- List of United States post offices
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- A History of Public Buildings Under the Control of the Treasury Department (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1901)
- "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved August 1, 2016. Note: This includes Gwendolyn F. Koch and Martha J. Rogers (July 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Evansville Post Office" (PDF). Retrieved August 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
- "History," Old Post Office Plaza, accessed March 28, 2022.
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Evansville Post Office also known as the Customs House is a historic post office building located in downtown Evansville Indiana Evansville Post OfficeU S National Register of Historic PlacesEvansville Post Office December 2008Show map of IndianaShow map of the United StatesLocation100 block N W 2nd St Evansville IndianaCoordinates37 58 17 N 87 34 17 W 37 97139 N 87 57139 W 37 97139 87 57139Area1 acre 0 40 ha Built1876 79 1918ArchitectOffice of the Supervising ArchitectArchitectural styleGothic Ruskinian GothicNRHP reference No 71000010Added to NRHPJuly 2 1971History and architectureThe Evansville Post Office is a three story Ruskinian Gothic style limestone building over a basement It features a front arcade oriel window slate roof and contrasting brownstone details The building was designed by architects and engineers in the Office of the Supervising Architect under Alfred B Mullett and William Appleton Potter with significant revisions by Potter to Mullett s Second Empire design Construction began under Potter in 1876 and was completed by his successor James G Hill in 1879 The building originally housed facilities for the United States Post Office the United States District Court for the District of Indiana the United States Customs Service the United States Weather Bureau and other agencies though several of these would later move to other locations In 1918 the building was extended with flanking wings in a style matching the original It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 After a new federal building was opened in 1968 the building was sold and is now 2022 known as Old Post Office Plaza and used as office and event space See alsoList of United States post officesReferences National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 A History of Public Buildings Under the Control of the Treasury Department Washington Government Printing Office 1901 Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database SHAARD Searchable database Department of Natural Resources Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology Retrieved August 1 2016 Note This includes Gwendolyn F Koch and Martha J Rogers July 1970 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Evansville Post Office PDF Retrieved August 1 2016 and Accompanying photographs History Old Post Office Plaza accessed March 28 2022 This article about a property in Vanderburgh County Indiana on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte