Former United States Post Office Building (Fairfield, Iowa)

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Former US Post Office Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	600-608 N. 9th St. Fairfield, Iowa
Coordinates	41°0′22.28″N 91°57′45.59″W / 41.0061889°N 91.9626639°W / 41.0061889; -91.9626639
Area	less than one acre
Built	1876
Architectural style	Italianate
MPS	US Senator James F. Wilson Historic Resources MPS
NRHP reference No.	90002128
Added to NRHP	January 24, 1991

The Former US Post Office Building is a historic building located in Fairfield, Iowa, [United States. The two-story, brick, Italianate structure was built in 1876 by James F. Wilson. It was the first building in Fairfield built specifically for the federal government. In 1865 Wilson, helped to establish and was the president of the First National Bank in Fairfield. He also built several store fronts as investments, including the immediately adjacent Wilson Building. By the time this building was constructed Wilson had been a three-term Republican congressman representing Iowa's 1st congressional district. Seven years after this building was constructed, he began the first of two terms in the United States Senate. At that time, the post office typically rented buildings for its use. The historic significance of this building reflects Wilson's political connections in the federal government. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

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^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
W.C. Page. "Former US Post Office Building". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-05-21.

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Fairfield	Architecture of Henry K. Holsman Historic Campus District W.C. Ball House James A. Beck House Burnett-Montgomery House James F. Clarke House Evergreen Ridge Stock Farm Historic District Fairfield Public Library Former U.S. Post Office Building O.F. and Lulu E. Fryer House Gobble and Heer-Spurgeons Building Henn Mansion Iowa Malleable Iron Company Jefferson County Courthouse Louden Machinery Company Louden Monorail System in the Auto Repair Shop Louden Whirl-Around R. B. and Lizzie L. Louden House R. Bruce and May W. Louden House R.R. and Antoinette Louden House William and Mary Jane Louden House McElhinny House Old Settlers' Association Park and Rhodham Bonnifield House George A. Wells House Wells-Stubbs House Wilson Building U.S. Senator James F. Wilson House
Fairfield area	August and Vera Luedtke Barn New Sweden Chapel
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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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