Delavan Post Office

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Delavan Post Office
US post office 335 E Walworth Delavan.JPG
Delavan Post Office
Delavan Post Office is located in Wisconsin
Delavan Post Office
Location335 E. Walworth Ave.
Delavan, Wisconsin
Coordinates42°38′00″N 88°38′39″W / 42.63335°N 88.64413°W / 42.63335; -88.64413Coordinates: 42°38′00″N 88°38′39″W / 42.63335°N 88.64413°W / 42.63335; -88.64413
Arealess than one acre
Built1914
ArchitectOscar Wenderoth
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSUnited States Post Office Construction in Wisconsin MPS
NRHP reference No.00001260[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 24, 2000

The Delavan Post Office is located in Delavan, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

It is located on Delavan's Vitrified Brick Street.

It is a two-story building which has six brick pilasters with Tuscan capitals dividing its front facade into five bays, overlooking wide granite steps. It has a carved, stone architrave wrapping around the building, beneath a brick frieze and denticulated cornice.[2]

Its interior includes a mural painted in 1984 by Rosemary Roth showing scenes from Delavan's history.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ a b Charles W. Causier; Joseph G. Jurkiewicz (December 29, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Delavan Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2018. With seven photos, the 6th being of post office mural.
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