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United States Post Office (Christiansburg, Virginia)

Coordinates: 37°7′49″N 80°24′33″W / 37.13028°N 80.40917°W / 37.13028; -80.40917
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US Post Office-Christiansburg
United States Post Office (Christiansburg, Virginia) is located in Virginia
United States Post Office (Christiansburg, Virginia)
United States Post Office (Christiansburg, Virginia) is located in the United States
United States Post Office (Christiansburg, Virginia)
LocationNW corner of public square, Christiansburg, Virginia
Coordinates37°7′49″N 80°24′33″W / 37.13028°N 80.40917°W / 37.13028; -80.40917
Arealess than one acre
Built1936 (1936)
ArchitectSimon, Louis A.; Detroot, Paul
Architectural styleColonial Revival
MPSMontgomery County MPS
NRHP reference No.90002168[1]
VLR No.154-0027
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 1, 1991
Designated VLRJune 20, 1989[2]

US Post Office-Christiansburg is a historic post office building located at Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was designed and built in 1936, and was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department under Louis A. Simon. The one-story, five-bay, brick building is in the Colonial Revival style. It features a denticulated cornice and a standing-seam metal, gabled roof surmounted by a small, flat-roofed cupola. The interior features a Works Progress Administration sponsored mural by Paul DeTroot, depicting local events of the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1] It is located in the Christiansburg Downtown Historic District.

References

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  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. Archived from the original on 21 September 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. ^ Gibson Worsham (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: US Post Office-Christiansburg" (PDF). Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo