Old Post Office (Hot Springs, Arkansas)

The Old Post Office is a historic former post office building on Convention Boulevard in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is a steel and masonry structure, two stories in height, finished in brick and stone, with Renaissance Revival styling. Its main facade is five bays wide, with a center entrance set in a round-arch entrance with an elaborate keystone. The interior lobby area has its original red marble finish, with quartersawn oak trim. The former post office was built in 1901, and is one of the city's best examples of Renaissance Revival architecture.[2]

Old Post Office
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Convention Blvd., Hot Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates	34°30′27″N 93°2′57″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1901 (1901)
Architect	Office of the Supervising Architect under James Knox Taylor
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.	90000547[1]
Added to NRHP	April 12, 1990

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Garland County, Arkansas
• List of United States Post Offices

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "NRHP nomination for Old Post Office" (PDF). Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2015-10-21.