Elko Main Post Office

The Elko Main Post Office, located at 275 Third in Elko, Nevada, was built in 1933. Its Mediterranean Revival design is credited to the Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[1]

U.S. Post Office-Elko Main
Location275 Third, Elko, Nevada
Coordinates40°49′48″N 115°45′47″W
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built1933
Built byMadsen, Carl C.
ArchitectOffice of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Mediterranean Revival
MPSUS Post Offices in Nevada MPS
NRHP reference No.90000133[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 28, 1990

It is a combination post office and federal office building. It is a two-story tall building, with a brick exterior and quoins at the corners, upon a raised basement. Molded terra cotta is used for details in the quoins, cornice, brackets and other elements. Its NRHP nomination argues that the building's design achieves an "imposing and stately" status, and that it is the city's "first and only federal building and represents the efforts of local lobbying efforts to gain federal recognition for the city."[2]:2–3

It was listed on the National Register in 1990 as U.S. Post Office-Elko Main.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. H.J. "Jim" Kolva and Steve Franks (February 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Elko Main / Elko Main Post Office". National Park Service. and accompanying three photos


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