Salem Post Office

Salem Post Office

Salem Post Office, September 2012
Location 103 E. Main St., Salem, Virginia
Coordinates 37°17′35″N 80°3′24″W / 37.29306°N 80.05667°W / 37.29306; -80.05667Coordinates: 37°17′35″N 80°3′24″W / 37.29306°N 80.05667°W / 37.29306; -80.05667
Area 0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built 1922 (1922)-1923
Architect Simon, Louis A.
Architectural style Georgian Revival
NRHP Reference # 92001265[1]
VLR # 129-0037
Significant dates
Added to NRHP September 24, 1992
Designated VLR April 22, 1992[2]

Salem Post Office, also known as the Old Post Office, is a historic post office building located at Salem, Virginia. It was built in 1922-1923, and is a one-story, Georgian Revival-style, brick building. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under the direction of Louis A. Simon. The main entrance features fluted Doric order pilasters surmounted by a Doric frieze with triglyphs and a dentilated pediment. Additions were made to the rear of the building in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1989-1991. The post office was decommissioned in 1985, and subsequently occupied by doctor's offices.[3] In 2013, Roanoke College purchased the Old Post Office.[4]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1] It is located in the Downtown Salem Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Daniel Pezzoni (February 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Salem Post Office" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. ↑ article


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