Mena City Hall
Appearance
Old Post Office | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Location | 520 N. Mena St., Mena, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 34°35′3″N 94°14′17″W / 34.58417°N 94.23806°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1917 |
Architect | Office of the Supervising Architect under James Wetmore |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Classical Revival |
Part of | Mena Commercial Historic District (ID09000321) |
NRHP reference No. | 91000686[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | June 5, 1991 |
Designated CP | July 23, 2009 |
Mena City Hall, also known as the Old Post Office, is the city hall of Mena, Arkansas, located at 520 North Mena Street. It is a two-story brick building with Classical Revival and Colonial Revival features, designed by Treasury architect James Wetmore and built in 1917. Its elaborate lobby decorations are still visible despite the building's conversion for use as city hall. Its exterior features a Classical pedimented portico, and an entrance topped by a Colonial Revival fanlight.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.[1]
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Polk County, Arkansas
- List of United States post offices
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Old Post Office". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
Categories:
- City and town halls on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
- Colonial Revival architecture in Arkansas
- Neoclassical architecture in Arkansas
- Government buildings completed in 1917
- Buildings and structures in Polk County, Arkansas
- City halls in Arkansas
- National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Arkansas
- Historic district contributing properties in Arkansas
- Southwest Arkansas Registered Historic Place stubs