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(Redirected from US Post Office Building, Former (Waynesville, North Carolina)) Historic building in North Carolina, US

United States historic place
Former US Post Office Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
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Former U.S. Post Office Building (now the Municipal Building)
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Location16 S. Main St., Waynesville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°29′23″N 82°59′18″W / 35.4896°N 82.9883°W / 35.4896; -82.9883
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1917 (1917)
ArchitectOffice of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.91000262
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 1991

The Waynesville Municipal Building, also known as the Former US Post Office Building, is a historic post office building located at Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina. Its construction in 1917 was supervised by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore, and is a two-story, brick rectangular building in the Classical Revival style with a one-story rear extension. It measures 58 feet by 73 feet and features brick Ionic order pilasters with granite bases and capitals. The building housed Waynesville's post office until 1966 when it was purchased by the Town of Waynesville to serve as its Municipal Building.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. It is located in the Waynesville Main Street Historic District.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Carolyn A. Humphries (October 1990). "US Post Office Building, Former" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
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