United States Post Office (Evansville, Indiana)
Evansville Post Office, also known as the Customs House, is a historic post office building located in downtown Evansville, Indiana. It was built between 1876 and 1879, and is a three-story, Ruskinian Gothic style limestone building over a basement. It features a front arcade, oriel window, slate roof, and contrasting brownstone details. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Alfred B. Mullett.[2]:2–3
Evansville Post Office | |
Evansville Post Office, December 2008 | |
Location | 100 block N.W. 2nd St., Evansville, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 37°58′17″N 87°34′17″W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1876 | -1879
Architect | Mullet, A.B. |
Architectural style | Gothic, Ruskinian Gothic |
NRHP reference No. | 71000010[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 2, 1971 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.[1]
See also
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Gwendolyn F. Koch and Martha J. Rogers (July 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Evansville Post Office" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01. and Accompanying photographs
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