US Post Office--Portales Main | |
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Location | 116 W. First St., Portales, New Mexico |
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Coordinates | 34°11′11″N103°20′17″W / 34.186356°N 103.338118°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1937 |
Built by | Theodore Van Soelen |
Architect | Louis A. Simon |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
MPS | US Post Offices in New Mexico MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 90000140 [1] |
Added to NRHP | February 23, 1990 |
The Portales Main Post Office, on W. 1st St. in Portales in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, was built in 1937. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 as US Post Office-Portales Main. [1]
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