Old Post Office (Hot Springs, Arkansas)

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LocationConvention Blvd., Hot Springs, Arkansas
Coordinates 34°30′27″N93°2′57″W / 34.50750°N 93.04917°W / 34.50750; -93.04917 Coordinates: 34°30′27″N93°2′57″W / 34.50750°N 93.04917°W / 34.50750; -93.04917
Arealess than one acre
Built1901 (1901)
Architect Office of the Supervising Architect under James Knox Taylor
Architectural style Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No. 90000547 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 12, 1990

The Old Post Office is a historic former post office building on Convention Boulevard in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is a steel and masonry structure, two stories in height, finished in brick and stone, with Renaissance Revival styling. Its main facade is five bays wide, with a center entrance set in a round-arch entrance with an elaborate keystone. The interior lobby area has its original red marble finish, with quartersawn oak trim. The former post office was built in 1901, and is one of the city's best examples of Renaissance Revival architecture. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. [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 2015-10-21.