Elko Main Post Office

U.S. Post Office-Elko Main
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	275 Third, Elko, Nevada
Coordinates	40°49′48″N 115°45′47″W / 40.83000°N 115.76306°WCoordinates: 40°49′48″N 115°45′47″W / 40.83000°N 115.76306°W
Area	0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built	1933
Built by	Madsen, Carl C.
Architect	Wetmore, James A.
Architectural style	Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Mediterranean Revival
MPS	US Post Offices in Nevada MPS
NRHP Reference #	90000133[1]
Added to NRHP	February 28, 1990

The Elko Main Post Office, located at 275 Third in Elko, Nevada, was built in 1933. Its Mediterranean Revival design is credited to U.S. Supervising architect James A. Wetmore. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).^[1]

It is a combination post office and federal office building. It is a two-story tall building, with a brick exterior and quoins at the corners, upon a raised basement. Molded terra cotta is used for details in the quoins, cornice, brackets and other elements. Its NRHP nomination argues that the building's design achieves a "imposing and stately" status, and that it is the city's "first and only federal building and represents the efforts of local lobbying efforts to gain federal recognition for the city."^[2]:2–3

It was listed on the National Register in 1990 as U.S. Post Office-Elko Main.^[1]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. H.J. "Jim" Kolva and Steve Franks (February 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Elko Main / Elko Main Post Office" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying three photos