United States Post Office (Minneapolis, Minnesota)

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United States Post Office
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The Post Office building from the south
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Location212 3rd Ave. S., Minneapolis, Minnesota
Coordinates 44°58′51″N93°15′51″W / 44.98083°N 93.26417°W / 44.98083; -93.26417 Coordinates: 44°58′51″N93°15′51″W / 44.98083°N 93.26417°W / 44.98083; -93.26417
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built byH.N. Leighton
Architect James Knox Taylor
Architectural style Neoclassical
NRHP reference No. 10000130 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 1, 2010

The United States Post Office building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, also known as the "Old" Federal Building, is a structure listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It was built from 1912 through 1915 and served as the main post office for Minneapolis until the present-day Minneapolis Post Office building was completed in 1936. Since then, it has housed a variety of federal offices. [2]

It became a focus for Vietnam War protests during the 1960s and 1970s, when the Armed Forces Examining and Entrance Station was located there. On April 3, 1968, demonstrators marched from Johnston Hall on the University of Minnesota campus to the Old Federal Building to participate in the Day of Resistance, a protest organized across the country. More protests ensued over the following years. On August 17, 1970, at 3 AM, a bomb was set off by the steps of the Second Street entrance. The explosion caused an estimated $500,000 of damage to the building, injured a security guard, and shattered windows up to several blocks away. [2]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010. [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. 1 2 "Old Federal Building, 212 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota". Placeography. Minnesota Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved 2013-03-26.