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United States Post Office and Customhouse (Gulfport, Mississippi)

Coordinates: 30°22′0″N 89°5′33″W / 30.36667°N 89.09250°W / 30.36667; -89.09250
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US Post Office and Customhouse
January 2012
United States Post Office and Customhouse (Gulfport, Mississippi) is located in Mississippi
United States Post Office and Customhouse (Gulfport, Mississippi)
United States Post Office and Customhouse (Gulfport, Mississippi) is located in the United States
United States Post Office and Customhouse (Gulfport, Mississippi)
Location2421 13th St., Gulfport, Mississippi
Coordinates30°22′0″N 89°5′33″W / 30.36667°N 89.09250°W / 30.36667; -89.09250
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1910, 1963
Built byGeorge E. Moore & Sons
ArchitectJames Knox Taylor
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference No.84002209[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 19, 1984

The U.S. Post Office and Customhouse in Gulfport, Mississippi is a historic post office and customhouse that was completed in 1910 under supervision of the U.S. Treasury Department, with James Knox Taylor as Supervising Architect. One of the oldest public or commercial structures in the city, it also has been known as Downtown Station and as Old Main Post Office. In 1963 a one-story extension to the rear was added.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.[1]

Its NRHP nomination asserted "It is a beautifully proportioned building with elegant and tasteful embellishments and is significant as one of the finest examples of Second Renaissance Revival architecture in Mississippi."[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ a b Ila Ree Odom (June 3, 1983). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: U.S. Post Office and Customhouse / Downtown Station (Old Main Post Office)". National Park Service. Retrieved October 10, 2016. with three photos from 1983
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