Evanston Main Post Office

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US Post Office--Evanston Main
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The building now houses several businesses.
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Location221 Tenth St., Evanston, Wyoming
Coordinates 41°16′2″N110°57′56″W / 41.26722°N 110.96556°W / 41.26722; -110.96556 Coordinates: 41°16′2″N110°57′56″W / 41.26722°N 110.96556°W / 41.26722; -110.96556
Built1905
ArchitectUS Department of the Treasury; James Knox Taylor
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
MPS Historic US Post Offices in Wyoming, 1900--1941, TR
NRHP reference No. 87000790
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1987 [1]

The Evanston Main Post Office in Evanston, Wyoming was built in 1905 as part of a facilities improvement program by the United States Post Office Department. The post office in Evanston was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as part of a thematic study comprising twelve Wyoming post offices built to standardized USPO plans in the early twentieth century. [2] It was NRHP-listed as U.S. Post Office-Evanston Main.

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Evanston Main Post Office". National Register of Historic Places. Wyoming State Preservation Office. 2008-10-24.