Las Animas Post Office

Las Animas Post Office
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Las Animas Post Office in July 2010
Location	513 6th St., Las Animas, Colorado
Coordinates	38°03′58″N 103°13′23″W / 38.0662°N 103.2230°WCoordinates: 38°03′58″N 103°13′23″W / 38.0662°N 103.2230°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1937-38
Built by	U.S. Treasury Dept.
Architectural style	Modern Movement
MPS	New Deal Resources on Colorado's Eastern Plains MPS
NRHP Reference #	07001392[1]
Added to NRHP	January 16, 2008

The Las Animas Post Office is a historic Modern Movement-style building in Las Animas, Colorado that was built during 1937-38. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.^[1]

It is a 60-by-60-foot (18 m × 18 m) building. It was unusual for New Deal-era construction in Colorado as it was built as "a direct relief project of the Treasury Department", rather than through the Works Progress Administration or another New Deal construction agency. It was the first Federal building in Las Animas and has served continuously as its post office.^[2]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Abbey Christman (February 23, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Las Animas Post Office / 5BN.591" (PDF). National Park Service. and accompanying nine photos