U.S. Post Office | |
Location | 4th and Colorado Ave., La Junta, Colorado |
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Coordinates | 37°59′07″N103°32′36″W / 37.98528°N 103.54333°W Coordinates: 37°59′07″N103°32′36″W / 37.98528°N 103.54333°W |
Area | 0.3 acres (0.12 ha) |
Built | 1915 |
Architect | Oscar Wenderoth |
Architectural style | Mission/spanish Revival, Spanish Colonial |
NRHP reference # | 76000565 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 12, 1976 |
The U.S. Post Office in La Junta, Colorado, at 4th and Colorado Ave., was built in 1915. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]
Its design is credited to Oscar Wenderoth. It is a two-story building, built in "a modified Spanish Colonial style". [2]
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