Columbus Post Office

Last updated
Columbus Post Office
ColumbusWisconsinPostOffice.jpg
USA Wisconsin location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Usa edcp location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Location211 S. Dickason Blvd., Columbus, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°20′16″N89°0′59″W / 43.33778°N 89.01639°W / 43.33778; -89.01639 Coordinates: 43°20′16″N89°0′59″W / 43.33778°N 89.01639°W / 43.33778; -89.01639
Arealess than one acre
Built1938 (1938)
ArchitectBlanch, Arnold; Simon, Louis A. and Melick, Neal A.
Architectural style Art Moderne
MPS United States Post Office Construction in Wisconsin MPS
NRHP reference No. 00001250 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 24, 2000

The Columbus Post Office is the main post office in Columbus, Wisconsin. The post office was built in 1938 by the Public Works Administration and opened in 1939. The brick building was designed in the Art Moderne style. Arnold Blanch painted a mural in the post office in 1940 to honor the founding of Columbus; the mural includes the city's first log cabin settlement, farmers and grains from the area, and depictions of typical 1930s residents of the city. [2] The post office was added to the National Register of Historic Places on October 24, 2000. [1] [3]

Related Research Articles

Old Perry Post Office United States historic place

The Old Perry Post Office is a historic site in Perry, Florida, located at 201 East Green Street. On May 11, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

National Register of Historic Places listings in Winnebago County, Wisconsin

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Winnebago County, Wisconsin.

National Register of Historic Places listings in Sauk County, Wisconsin

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Sauk County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Sauk County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be seen in a map.

National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbia County, Wisconsin

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Columbia County, Wisconsin.

National Register of Historic Places listings in Walworth County, Wisconsin

This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Walworth County, Wisconsin. It is intended to provide a comprehensive listing of entries in the National Register of Historic Places that are located in Walworth County, Wisconsin. The locations of National Register properties for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be seen in a map.

Sturgeon Bay Post Office United States historic place

The Sturgeon Bay Post Office, located at 359 Louisiana Ave., is the main post office in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, United States. The post office was built in 1937 and designed by Louis A. Simon in the Moderne style. The building is constructed in red brick; the front of the building surrounding the main entrance is faced in limestone, and the building also has limestone trim. The entrance is located atop a set of granite stairs with limestone sides; a pole lamp is located on each side of the stairs. A mural by Santos Zingale titled "Fruits of Sturgeon Bay", which was funded by the Treasury Section of Fine Arts, was painted in the post office's lobby in 1940.

Chilton Post Office United States historic place

The Chilton Post Office is a historic post office located at 57 E. Main St. in Chilton, Wisconsin, United States. The post office was built in 1938 and designed in the Georgian Revival style. The red brick building has a metal hip roof in the front and a flat roof in the back. The front entrance has a pair of bronze aluminum doors with white trim topped by a metal eagle. A Works Progress Administration mural by Charles Winstanley Thwaites, titled "Threshing Barley", is painted on a wall in the lobby.

Lee, Higginson & Company Bank Building United States historic place

The Lee, Higginson & Company Bank Building is a historic bank building located at 41 Broad Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City. The structure was designed by architects Cross & Cross and built in 1928–1929. It is a 10-story, Classical Revival style, with a top floor penthouse. It features a slightly curved front facade, architectural sculpture by Leo Friedlander, and murals by Griffith B. Coale.

United States Post Office–Bronx Central Annex Historic post office in the Bronx, New York

The Bronx Central Annex of the United States Postal Service is a historic post office building located at 558 Grand Concourse in Concourse, the Bronx, New York, United States. The four-story structure was built from 1935 to 1937. The building was sold in 2014 and is being transformed into retail, postal service, office and restaurant space.

Former United States Post Office (Kaukauna, Wisconsin) United States historic place

The Former United States Post Office of Kaukauna, Wisconsin, United States, was designed by Louis A. Simon and built around 1934. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992 for its significance in politics, government and architecture. It previously contained the mural of Grignon trading with the Indians, by Vladimir Rousseff, which is now in the new post office.

West Allis Post Office United States historic place

The West Allis Post Office is a historic U.S. Post Office built in West Allis, Wisconsin in 1939. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Columbus Firemans Park Complex United States historic place

The Columbus Fireman's Park Complex consists of many building the Pavilion a Historic building used for many years and built by hand, the Rest Haven a building where people could use a resting place during a journey, and the Boys Scout Cabin and two gates into the complex in Fireman's Park in Columbus, Wisconsin, United States. Fireman's Park became a Columbus city park in 1915, and the city's fire department developed the park as a community project. The park's pavilion opened in 1917; while mainly used for community dances, the pavilion also hosted a variety of other events. Another building in the park, known as Rest Haven, opened in 1923. This building, a Prairie School structure designed by Alfred C. Clas, was used for cooking and sanitation by the many auto tourists who visited the park. The west wall and gate of the park were built in 1917 and are also part of the historic site. The park buildings were added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 25, 2004.

Winnemucca Main Post Office United States historic place

The Winnemucca Main Post Office, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as US Post Office—Winnemucca Main, is located at 4th and Melarkey Sts. in Winnemucca, Nevada and was built in 1921; it includes Classical Revival architecture and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Delavan Post Office United States historic place

The Delavan Post Office is located in Delavan, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.

United States Post Office-Valentine United States historic place

The U.S. Post Office-Valentine, at 348 N. Main St. in Valentine, Nebraska, was built in 1939. It has also been known as Cherry County Sawer Memorial Library Educational Service Unit 17, Media Center.

Kewaunee Post Office United States historic place

The Kewaunee Post Office is located in Kewaunee, Wisconsin at 119 Ellis Street. The building was designed Louis A. Simon and built by Neal A. Melick. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building contains the mural "Winter Sports", painted by Paul Faulkner in 1940, and funded as part of the New Deal.

Franz Edward Rohrbeck (1852–1919), often referred to as Franz E. Rohrbeck, was an American artist, of Milwaukee, known for his murals in courthouses and other government buildings.

Berlin Post Office United States historic place

The Berlin Post Office is located in Berlin, Wisconsin.

Hebron United States Post Office United States historic place

The Hebron United States Post Office is a historic building in Hebron, Nebraska. It was built in 1937, and designed in the Moderne style by U.S. supervising architect Louis A. Simon. Inside there is a mural by Eldora Lorenzini, completed in 1939. The building has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since May 11, 1992, as US Post Office-Hebron.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Columbus Post Office". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-11-14.
  3. Charles E. Causier & Joseph Jurkiewicz (1993-12-29). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Columbus Post Office". National Park Service . Retrieved 2015-11-14.