United States Post Office (Florence, South Carolina)

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LocationIrby and W. Evan Sts., Florence, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°11′50″N79°46′7″W / 34.19722°N 79.76861°W / 34.19722; -79.76861 Coordinates: 34°11′50″N79°46′7″W / 34.19722°N 79.76861°W / 34.19722; -79.76861
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1906 (1906), c. 1935
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No. 77001221 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 21, 1977

U.S. Post Office is a historic post office building located at Florence, Florence County, South Carolina. It was built about 1906, and is a three-story, sandstone and brick building with hipped roof Second Renaissance Revival style. A major three-story addition to the rear of the building was built about 1935. [2] [3]

It 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. Mary Ann Eaddy; Steve Smith & Mrs. Hugh Willcox, Jr. (September 2006). "U.S. Post Office" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
  3. "U.S. Post Office, Florence County (Irby & W. Evans Sts., Florence)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 5 July 2012.