United States Post Office (Torrington, Wyoming)

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Location2145 Main St., Torrington, Wyoming
Coordinates 42°3′57.1″N104°11′2.5″W / 42.065861°N 104.184028°W / 42.065861; -104.184028 Coordinates: 42°3′57.1″N104°11′2.5″W / 42.065861°N 104.184028°W / 42.065861; -104.184028
Built1932
ArchitectUS Department of the Treasury; Office of Supervising Architect
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Art Deco
MPS Historic US Post Offices in Wyoming, 1900--1941, TR
NRHP reference No. 87000783
Added to NRHPMay 19, 1987 [1]

The Torrington Main Post Office in Torrington, Wyoming was built in 1932 [2] as part of a facilities improvement program by the United States Post Office Department. The post office in Torrington was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places as part of a thematic study comprising twelve Wyoming post offices built to standardized USPO plans in the early twentieth century. [3]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Date on cornerstone: see photo.
  3. "Torrington Main Post Office". National Register of Historic Places. Wyoming State Preservation Office. 2008-10-24.

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