Mena City Hall

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Location520 N. Mena St., Mena, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°35′3″N94°14′17″W / 34.58417°N 94.23806°W / 34.58417; -94.23806
Arealess than one acre
Built1917 (1917)
Architect Office of the Supervising Architect under James Wetmore
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Classical Revival
Part of Mena Commercial Historic District (ID09000321)
NRHP reference No. 91000686 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 5, 1991
Designated CPJuly 23, 2009

Mena City Hall, also known as the Old Post Office, is the city hall of Mena, Arkansas, located at 520 North Mena Street. It is a two-story brick building with Classical Revival and Colonial Revival features, designed by Treasury architect James Wetmore and built in 1917. Its elaborate lobby decorations are still visible despite the building's conversion for use as city hall. Its exterior features a Classical pedimented portico, and an entrance topped by a Colonial Revival fanlight. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "NRHP nomination for Old Post Office". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved May 5, 2015.