United States Post Office (Newcastle, Wyoming)

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US Post Office--Newcastle Main
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LocationW. Main St. and Sumner Ave., Newcastle, Wyoming
Coordinates 43°51′19″N104°12′8″W / 43.85528°N 104.20222°W / 43.85528; -104.20222 Coordinates: 43°51′19″N104°12′8″W / 43.85528°N 104.20222°W / 43.85528; -104.20222
Built1932
ArchitectUS Department of the Treasury; Office of Supervising Architect
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS Historic US Post Offices in Wyoming, 1900--1941, TR
NRHP reference No. 87000791
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1987 [1]

The Newcastle Main Post Office is a historic post office building in Newcastle, Wyoming. Built in 1932, it was constructed as part of a facilities improvement program by the United States Post Office Department. The post office in Newcastle was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places as part of a thematic study comprising twelve Wyoming post offices built to standardized USPO plans in the early twentieth century. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "Newcastle Main Post Office". National Register of Historic Places. Wyoming State Preservation Office. 2008-10-25.

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