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United States Post Office and Federal Building (Rockingham, North Carolina)

Coordinates: 34°56′10″N 79°46′23″W / 34.93611°N 79.77306°W / 34.93611; -79.77306
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U. S. Post Office and Federal Building
U. S. Post Office and Federal Building, September 2014
United States Post Office and Federal Building (Rockingham, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
United States Post Office and Federal Building (Rockingham, North Carolina)
United States Post Office and Federal Building (Rockingham, North Carolina) is located in the United States
United States Post Office and Federal Building (Rockingham, North Carolina)
Location125 S. Hancock St., Rockingham, North Carolina
Coordinates34°56′10″N 79°46′23″W / 34.93611°N 79.77306°W / 34.93611; -79.77306
Arealess than one acre
Built1935 (1935)-1936
Built byBlaire, A. Farnell
ArchitectSimon, Louis A.
Architectural styleArt Deco
MPSRockingham MRA
NRHP reference No.83001908[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 22, 1983

U. S. Post Office and Federal Building is a historic post office building located at Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon and built in 1935–1936. It is a two-story, five-bay, yellow brick veneer building in the Art Deco style. It features a 1937 Works Progress Administration mural titled "Human Aspects of the Postal Service" ·by artist Edward Lanning in the front lobby. The building was occupied by the Rockingham Post Office until 1977 when it was purchased by Richmond County from the United States Postal Service.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Heather M. Hal1enberg (May 1981). "U. S. Post Office and Federal Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)