Antigo Post Office

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Antigo Post Office
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Location501 Clermont St., Antigo, Wisconsin
Coordinates 45°8′20″N89°9′16″W / 45.13889°N 89.15444°W / 45.13889; -89.15444
Arealess than one acre
Built1916
ArchitectWetmore, James
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS United States Post Office Construction in Wisconsin MPS
NRHP reference No. 00001255 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 24, 2000

The Antigo Post Office is the post office serving the city of Antigo, Wisconsin. The post office was built in 1916 in the Classical Revival style using brick, with limestone and granite features; at the time, it cost $60,000 to build. Antigo has had a post office since 1879; however, this post office was the first owned by the federal government. [2] The post office was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 24, 2000; it is one of 27 post offices on the National Register in Wisconsin. [1] [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Antigo Post Office". Architecture and History Inventory. Wisconsin Historical Society. Archived from the original on April 16, 2013. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
  3. "Self-Guided Walking Tour of Historical Buildings in Antigo, WI" (PDF). Langlade County Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 24, 2011. Retrieved October 16, 2012.