United States Post Office (Burlington, North Carolina)

US Post Office
Location 430 S. Spring St., Burlington, North Carolina
Coordinates 36°5′31″N 79°26′26″W / 36.09194°N 79.44056°W / 36.09194; -79.44056Coordinates: 36°5′31″N 79°26′26″W / 36.09194°N 79.44056°W / 36.09194; -79.44056
Area 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built 1936
Architect Louis A. Simon; R. Stanley Brown
Architectural style Classical Revival, Moderne
NRHP Reference # 88001594[1]
Added to NRHP September 23, 1988

The former US Post Office, also known as the US Post Office/Federal Building, is an historic red brick post office building located at 430 South Spring Street in downtown Burlington, North Carolina. Built in 1936, it was designed in a mixture of the Classical Revival and Moderne or Art Deco styles by architect R. Stanley Brown who worked under Louis A. Simon, head of the Office of the Supervising Architect.[1][2]

In the building's lobby are two wall murals by WPA artist Arthur L. Bairnsfather, which commemorate Burlington's history as a textile manufacturing center.[3]

Since November 3, 1987, the building has been owned by Roche Biomedical Laboratories, Inc., a subsidiary of Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc.[4]

On September 23, 1988, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1] It is located in the Downtown Burlington Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Richard Mattson (March 1988). "United States Post Office" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  3. Downton Burlington Walking Tour
  4. Alamance County Tax Records for 430 S Spring St

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