U.S. Post Office (El Paso)

U.S. Post Office
The building in 2014
U.S. Post Office (El Paso) is located in Texas
U.S. Post Office (El Paso)
Location within Texas
U.S. Post Office (El Paso) is located in the United States
U.S. Post Office (El Paso)
Location within the United States
Location219 Mills Avenue, El Paso, Texas
Coordinates31°45′36″N 106°29′13″W / 31.76000°N 106.48694°W / 31.76000; -106.48694 (U.S. Post Office)
Arealess than one acre
Built1916 (1916)
Built byRowland Gilchrist
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No.84001662[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1984

The U.S. Post Office is a historic building in El Paso, Texas. It was built in 1916, and designed in the Beaux Arts architectural style.[2] The lobby is "topped by a massive, paneled, saucer-shaped dome", and the rest of the lobby includes "polished marble" and "huge, rounded, ornamental grills of bronze."[2] The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 19, 1984.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Peter Flagg Maxson (January 15, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: United States Post Office / Downtown Station, Old Main Post Office" (PDF). Texas Historical Commission. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
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