United States Post Office (Centerville, Iowa)

U.S. Post Office
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	100 W. Maple St. Centerville, Iowa
Coordinates	40°43′56″N 92°52′28″W / 40.73222°N 92.87444°WCoordinates: 40°43′56″N 92°52′28″W / 40.73222°N 92.87444°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1904
Architect	James Knox Taylor
Architectural style	Georgian Revival
NRHP Reference #	78001204[1]
Added to NRHP	November 7, 1978

The former United States Post Office is a historic building located in Centerville, Iowa, United States. The Georgian Revival style structure was designed by the architectural section of the U.S. Treasury Department, which was under the supervision of James Knox Taylor at that time.^[2] Completed in 1904, the main block of the building is five bays wide, and three deep. It has quoined corners, and it is capped with a hipped roof with a wooden modillion cornice and a narrow, decorative frieze. The roof originally had a cupola in the center and a balustrade. An addition was built onto the west side of the building in 1932, and an enclosed loading dock was added in 1951. The post office moved into a new facility on North Tenth Street in 1977. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.^[1] It was acquired in 1982 by the Appanoose County Historical Society for use as their museum.^[3]

References

1. Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. M.H. Bowers. "U.S. Post Office" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-02-29.
3. "About Us". Appanoose County Historical Society. Retrieved 2016-02-29.