Searcy Post Office | |
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Location | Jct. of Gum and Arch Sts., SW corner, Searcy, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 35°14′59″N91°44′24″W / 35.24972°N 91.74000°W Coordinates: 35°14′59″N91°44′24″W / 35.24972°N 91.74000°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1914 |
Architect | Office of the Supervising Architect under Oscar Wenderoth |
Architectural style | Italian Renaissance Revival |
MPS | White County MPS |
NRHP reference No. | 91001200 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 20, 1992 |
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The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1]
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