Salem Post Office
Salem Post Office | |
![]() Salem Post Office, September 2012 | |
Location | 103 E. Main St., Salem, Virginia |
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Coordinates | 37°17′35″N 80°3′24″W / 37.29306°N 80.05667°W |
Area | 0.7 acres (0.28 ha) |
Built | 1922 | -1923
Architect | Simon, Louis A. |
Architectural style | Georgian Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 92001265[1] |
VLR No. | 129-0037 |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | September 24, 1992 |
Designated VLR | April 22, 1992[2] |
Salem Post Office, also known as the Old Post Office, is a historic post office building located at Salem, Virginia. It was built in 1922-1923, and is a one-story, Georgian Revival-style, brick building. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect 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
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ^ Daniel Pezzoni (February 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Salem Post Office" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo
- ^ article
- Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia
- Georgian Revival architecture in Virginia
- Government buildings completed in 1923
- Buildings and structures in Salem, Virginia
- National Register of Historic Places in Salem, Virginia
- Roanoke College
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Virginia
- Historic district contributing properties in Virginia
- Shenandoah Valley, Virginia Registered Historic Place stubs