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Salem Post Office
Salem Post Office, September 2012
Salem Post Office is located in Virginia
Salem Post Office
Salem Post Office is located in the United States
Salem Post Office
Location103 E. Main St., Salem, Virginia
Coordinates37°17′35″N 80°3′24″W / 37.29306°N 80.05667°W / 37.29306; -80.05667
Area0.7 acres (0.28 ha)
Built1922 (1922)-1923
ArchitectSimon, Louis A.
Architectural styleGeorgian Revival
NRHP reference No.92001265[1]
VLR No.129-0037
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 24, 1992
Designated VLRApril 22, 1992[2]

Salem Post Office, also known as the Old Post Office, is a historic post office building located at Salem, Virginia.

History

The Salem Post Office was built between 1922 and 1923. It is a one-story, Georgian Revival-style, brick building. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect for the U.S. Treasury under the direction of Louis A. Simon. The main entrance features fluted Doric order pilasters surmounted by a Doric frieze with triglyphs and a dentilated pediment. Additions were made to the rear of the building in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1989–1991. The post office was decommissioned in 1985, and subsequently occupied by doctor's offices.[3] In 2013, Roanoke College purchased the Old Post Office.[4]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1] It is located in the Downtown Salem Historic District.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ^ Daniel Pezzoni (February 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Salem Post Office" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
  4. ^ article Archived 2013-07-11 at archive.today

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