Mena City Hall

Old Post Office
Location 520 N. Mena St., Mena, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°35′3″N 94°14′17″W / 34.58417°N 94.23806°W / 34.58417; -94.23806Coordinates: 34°35′3″N 94°14′17″W / 34.58417°N 94.23806°W / 34.58417; -94.23806
Area less than one acre
Built 1917 (1917)
Architectural style Colonial Revival, Classical Revival
Part of Mena Commercial Historic District (#09000321)
NRHP Reference # 91000686[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP June 5, 1991
Designated CP July 23, 2009

Mena City Hall, also known as the Old Post Office, is the city hall of Mena, Arkansas, located at 520 North Mena Street. It is a two-story brick building with Classical Revival and Colonial Revival features, designed by Treasury architect James Wetmore and built in 1917. Its elaborate lobby decorations are still visible despite the building's conversion for use as city hall. Its exterior features a Classical pedimented portico, and an entrance topped by a Colonial Revival fanlight.[2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Old Post Office" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-05-05.


This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Thursday, February 25, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.