United States Post Office (Greenville, North Carolina)

The United States Post Office, also known as the Federal Building, is a historic post office building located at Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under the direction of Oscar Wenderoth and built in 1913–1914. It is a two-story, five bay, Florintine Renaissance style stuccoed brick building on a limestone base. It has a low hip roof of terra cotta tile with overhanging eaves. The front facade features a three-bay loggia formed by arches with voluted keystones, springing from Tuscan order columns. This building served as the main post office for Greenville until 1969.[2] It currently serves as a U.S. Courthouse.[3]

US Post Office
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
U.S. Post Office, September 2014
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Location	215 Evans St., Greenville, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°36′47″N 77°22′21″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1913 (1913)-1914
Architect	Oscar Wenderoth
Architectural style	Florintine Renaissance
NRHP reference No.	86000784[1]
Added to NRHP	February 6, 1986

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It is located in the Greenville Commercial Historic District.

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Stanley Little and Maurice C. York (December 1983). "US Post Office" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
3. "North Carolina Federal Buildings". General Services Administration. Retrieved 15 March 2015.