United States Post Office (Hanover, Pennsylvania)

	United States Post Office-Hanover
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The Post Office in 2013
Location	141 Broadway,; Hanover, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°48′7″N76°58′56″W / 39.80194°N 76.98222°W
Area	0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built	1911–1913
Architect	James Knox Taylor
Architectural style	Renaissance, Italian Renaissance
NRHP reference No.	92001719
Added to NRHP	December 24, 1992

Last updated June 30, 2023

The United States Post Office-Hanover is an historic, American post office building that is located in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992, it is located in the Hanover Historic District.^[1]

History and architectural features

Designed by Office of the Supervising Architect James Knox Taylor in 1910 and built between 1911 and 1913, this historic structure is a sandstone building that was created in the Renaissance Revival style. It consists of a five-bay by two-bay front section with a low hipped roof, and a four bay rear extension. The front facade features a trio of arches flanked by rectangular windows at either end. The post office closed in 1969, after which the building was occupied by a clothing store("Trone & Weikert") until being renovated for offices in 1991.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. It is located in the Hanover Historic District.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Brian Van Sweden and Thomas N. Shaffer (September 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: US Post Office-Hanover" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-20.

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[nris-1] 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-2] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System.Note: This includes Brian Van Sweden and Thomas N. Shaffer (September 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: US Post Office-Hanover" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-20.

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