Lancaster Post Office | |
 Lancaster Post Office | |
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| Location | 236 W. Maple St., Lancaster, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 42°50′52″N90°42′43″W / 42.84778°N 90.71194°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1938 |
| Architect | Louis A. Simon |
| Architectural style | Streamline Moderne |
| MPS | United States Post Office Construction in Wisconsin MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 00001245 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 24, 2000 |
The Lancaster Post Office is a historic post office at 236 W. Maple Street in Lancaster, Wisconsin. [2]
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