United States historic place
| U.S. Post Office and Custom House | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| U.S. Historic district Contributing property | |
 View from the southeast, across Commercial Street, in 2010 | |
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| Location | 750 Commercial Street Astoria, Oregon |
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| Coordinates | 46°11′21″N 123°50′07″W / 46.18929722°N 123.8352139°W / 46.18929722; -123.8352139 |
| Area | 40,000 square feet (3,700 m) |
| Built | 1933 |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| Part of | Astoria Downtown Historic District (ID98000631) |
| MPS | Significant US Post Offices in Oregon 1900–1941 TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85000542 |
| Added to NRHP | March 4, 1985 |
The United States Post Office in Astoria, Oregon, United States, is a historic building constructed in 1933. It is a two-story building on a raised basement. Its exterior dimensions are 79 by 137 feet (24 m × 42 m). Its 11-bay front facade is divided by flat fluted pilasters with Corinthian capitals supporting a full entablature, with a balustraded parapet above, and a red-tiled hipped roof rising behind that. Its foundations had to be blasted by dynamite.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 under its historic name U.S. Post Office and Custom House.
See also
References
- Goodenberger, John E. (August 19, 1997), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Astoria Downtown Historic District (PDF), retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ Kolva, H. J. (September 5, 1984), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form for Federal Properties: U.S. Post Office and Custom House, Astoria, Oregon (PDF), retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon Historic Sites Database, retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ National Park Service (March 15, 1985), Weekly announcement of National Register of Historic Places actions (PDF), p. 29, retrieved May 30, 2017.
External links
- National Register of Historic Places photographic file
- Significant U.S. Post Offices In Oregon – 1900 to 1941 – Thematic Resources, National Register of Historic Places cover documentation
Media related to United States Post Office (Astoria, Oregon) at Wikimedia Commons
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- National Register of Historic Places in Astoria, Oregon
- Significant US Post Offices in Oregon 1900-1941 TR
- Government buildings completed in 1933
- 1933 establishments in Oregon
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Oregon
- Custom houses on the National Register of Historic Places
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