Old Camden Post Office

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Old Camden Post Office
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The building in May 2014
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Location in United States
Location133 Washington St.,
Camden, Arkansas
Coordinates 33°35′08″N92°49′51″W / 33.5856°N 92.8307°W / 33.5856; -92.8307 Coordinates: 33°35′08″N92°49′51″W / 33.5856°N 92.8307°W / 33.5856; -92.8307
Arealess than one acre
Built1895 (1895)
ArchitectAsa Morgan
Architectural style Romanesque Revival
NRHP reference No. 77000263 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 2, 1977

The Old Camden Post Office is a former post office building at 133 Washington Street SW in Camden, Arkansas. The two story Romanesque Revival structure was built in 1895, and is one of the city's finest brick buildings. It was described, shortly after its construction, as the "finest building between Little Rock and Texarkana". It originally housed the post office on the ground floor and the Federal Land Office on the second floor. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [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 Camden Post Office". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-06-17.