U.S. Post Office (Nebraska City, Nebraska)
U.S. Post Office | |
The building in 2012 | |
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Location | 202 South 8th Street, Nebraska City, Nebraska |
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Coordinates | 40°40′31″N 95°51′18″W / 40.67528°N 95.85500°WCoordinates: 40°40′31″N 95°51′18″W / 40.67528°N 95.85500°W |
Built | 1888 |
Built by | Harry Wales |
Architect | M.E. Bell |
Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 71000488[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 3, 1971 |
The U.S. Post Office is a historic building in Nebraska City, Nebraska. It was built by Harry Wales in 1888, and designed in the Romanesque Revival style by M.E. Bell.[2] By the 1970s, it was "the oldest Post Office in continuous use in Nebraska."[2]
It was intended to serve as a U.S. Court House and Post Office, but there is no record of it ever having served as a courthouse.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 3, 1971.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c Persijs Kolberg (May 27, 1971). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: U.S. Post Office / U.S. Court House and Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved May 25, 2019. With accompanying three photos from 1971
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- Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska
- National Register of Historic Places in Otoe County, Nebraska
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Nebraska
- Government buildings completed in 1888
- Nebraska Registered Historic Place stubs