| US Post Office and Courthouse –Prescott Main | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location | 101 W. Goodwin Ave., Prescott, Arizona |
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| Coordinates | 34°32′24″N 112°28′9″W / 34.54000°N 112.46917°W / 34.54000; -112.46917 |
| Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
| Built | 1931 |
| Architect | Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore; McKee, Robert |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| MPS | Historic US Post Offices in Arizona, 1900–1941, TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003108 |
| Added to NRHP | December 03, 1985 |
The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse–Prescott Main, in Prescott, Arizona, was built in 1931. It was or is also known as Prescott Main Post Office and Courthouse and Prescott Main Post Office. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It is a Beaux Arts architecture building and is NRHP-listed for its architecture.
The Post Office steps are made of porphyritic granite from Minnesota, containing large 1-inch phenocrysts of orthoclase feldspar. The original plans called for using local Prescott Granodiorite, as at the nearby Courthouse. The post office lobby is clad in fine veined Indiana marble. The side room in the northwest corner of the lobby has noteworthy wavy-texture marble.
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United States Post Office and Courthouse–Prescott Main NE corner view
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Cornerstone
See also
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- Prescott Area Geological Field Guide, 1999, prepared for Earth Science Week. Copy available at Yavapai College library.
External links
- Prescott Goodwin Post Office at USPS.com
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- Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona
- Beaux-Arts architecture in Arizona
- Courthouses on the National Register of Historic Places in Arizona
- Government buildings completed in 1931
- Buildings and structures in Prescott, Arizona
- 1931 establishments in Arizona
- National Register of Historic Places in Prescott, Arizona