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Federal Courthouse and Post Office
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Federal Courthouse and Post Office from the west
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Location	401 S. 2nd St., Mankato, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°9′49″N 94°0′14″W / 44.16361°N 94.00389°W / 44.16361; -94.00389
Area	less than one acre
Built	1896, 1932, 1965
Architect	William Martin Aiken; Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore
Architectural style	Romanesque, Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	80001945
Added to NRHP	June 17, 1980

The Federal Courthouse and Post Office in Mankato, Minnesota, United States, was built in 1896 and expanded in 1932 and 1965. It is designed in Romanesque or Richardsonian Romanesque style, originally with a tower, by Supervising Architect William Martin Aiken. Also known as Federal Post Office and Courthouse, it served historically as a courthouse and as a post office. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

The 1932 expansion, designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore, more than doubled the size of the building; the 1965 expansion to the rear, credited to Edward W. Novak, was less dramatic. Both expansions were compatible in style and materials.

Postal operations in the building ended in 2020. In 2023 a 6-foot-tall (1.8 m) bronze sculpture honoring postal workers was installed outside the building as part of Mankato's public art program. Titled "Delivering for You", the monument was funded by retired mail carrier Harold Weed and his wife Alice.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Dennis Gimmestad (March 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Federal Courthouse and Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved September 5, 2016. with photo from 1979
3. Berg, Renee (November 17, 2023). "Former mailman pays it forward". Mankato Free Press. Retrieved December 14, 2023.

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