United States Post Office (Mattoon, Illinois)
U.S. Post Office | |
Location | 1701 Charleston Ave., Mattoon, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 39°28′53″N 88°22′32″W / 39.48139°N 88.37556°W |
Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
Built | 1913 |
Built by | Mangnus Yeager & Son |
Architect | James K. Taylor |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 79000818[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 6, 1979 |
The United States Post Office, located at 1701 Charleston Ave., is the former main post office of Mattoon, Illinois. The post office was constructed in 1913 by Mangnus Yeager & Son, a building company from Danville, Illinois. The building was designed in the Classical Revival style and features Renaissance Revival influences; James K. Taylor was the Supervising Architect for the building. The front of the building features seven arches in front of a portico containing the entrance, which is located at the top of a marble staircase. The three central arches are topped by a carved frieze, and marble cartouches separate each pair of arches. The building served as Mattoon's post office from its construction until 1980, when a new post office opened.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Hight, David. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: United States Post Office" (PDF). National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 19, 2013. Retrieved December 18, 2013.
- Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois
- Neoclassical architecture in Illinois
- Government buildings completed in 1913
- Buildings and structures in Coles County, Illinois
- National Register of Historic Places in Coles County, Illinois
- 1913 establishments in Illinois
- Central Illinois Registered Historic Place stubs