United States Post Office (Monroe, North Carolina)

US Post Office-Monroe
US Post Office-Monroe, September 2012
Location 407 N. Main St., Monroe, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°59′1″N 80°33′3″W / 34.98361°N 80.55083°W / 34.98361; -80.55083Coordinates: 34°59′1″N 80°33′3″W / 34.98361°N 80.55083°W / 34.98361; -80.55083
Area 0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built 1913 (1913)
Architect Wendroth, Oscar
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 85000482[1]
Added to NRHP March 6, 1985

US Post Office-Monroe is a historic post office building located at Monroe, Union County, North Carolina. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under the direction of Oscar Wenderoth and built in 1913. It is a two-story, seven bay by four bay, brick building in the Classical Revival style. The front facade features a five bay portico supported by Corinthian order columns. Two additions were made to the building in 1966.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. E. Virginia Oswald (May 1984). "US Post Office-Monroe" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.


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