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U.S. Post Office – Clarkston Main

Coordinates: 46°24′40″N 117°02′43″W / 46.41111°N 117.04531°W / 46.41111; -117.04531
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US Post Office--Clarkston Main
U.S. Post Office – Clarkston Main is located in Washington (state)
U.S. Post Office – Clarkston Main
Location949 6th Street, Clarkston, Washington
Coordinates46°24′40″N 117°02′43″W / 46.41111°N 117.04531°W / 46.41111; -117.04531
Area0.35 acres (0.14 ha)
Built1941
Built byJ.D. McGovern
ArchitectLouis A. Simon
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Moderne
MPSHistoric US Post Offices in Washington MPS
NRHP reference No.91000642[1]
Added to NRHPMay 30, 1991

The Clarkston Main Post Office in Clarkston in Asotin County, Washington in southeast Washington is a historic post office building built in 1941. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as U.S. Post Office – Clarkston Main in 1991.[1]

Its design was credited to Supervising Architect Louis A. Simon. It is a one-story, buff-colored brick building on a raised concrete basement. It has a five-bay front facade. It has an "ornate painted aluminum grille, in which a low-relief sculpted eagle is centered, is set in front of the transom window" above the front door.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ H.J. "Jim" Kolva and Steve Franks (March 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clarkston Main Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved June 12, 2017. With four photos.