U.S. Post Office-Rossville Main
U.S. Post Office--Rossville Main | |
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| Location | 301 Chickamauga Ave., Rossville, Georgia |
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| Coordinates | 34°58′59″N 85°17′11″W / 34.98306°N 85.28639°W |
| Area | 0.5 acres (0.20 ha) |
| Built | 1931 |
| Built by | James C. Miller |
| Architect | L.C. Guess, James Wetmore |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 86002272[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 6, 1986 |
US Post Office-Rossville Main, also known as Rossville Post Office, is a post office built in 1931 in Rossville, Georgia.[1] It is a brick, two-story building with Georgian Revival style, with a tetrastyle pedimented portico. An eagle emblem is inset to the transom over the double front doors within the portico. It has tall 12 over 12 windows and a tile, mansard roof interrupted by dormer windows.[2]
The original post office in Rossville was in the John Ross House, preserved on the National Register and located just behind this post office. John Ross was a leader of the Cherokee Indians.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Ethel N. Haves (November 27, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rossville Post Office / Main Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved February 1, 2017. with six photos from 1982
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