United States Post Office (Hanover, Pennsylvania)
United States Post Office-Hanover | |
 The Post Office in 2013 | |
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| Location | 141 Broadway, Hanover, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°48′7″N 76°58′56″W / 39.80194°N 76.98222°W |
| Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
| Built | 1911–1913 |
| Architect | James Knox Taylor |
| Architectural style | Renaissance, Italian Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 92001719[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 24, 1992 |
The United States Post Office-Hanover is an historic, American post office building that is located in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992, it is located in the Hanover Historic District.[1]
History and architectural features
[edit]Designed by Office of the Supervising Architect James Knox Taylor in 1910 and built between 1911 and 1913, this historic structure is a sandstone building that was created in the Renaissance Revival style. It consists of a five-bay by two-bay front section with a low hipped roof, and a four bay rear extension. The front facade features a trio of arches flanked by rectangular windows at either end. The post office closed in 1969, after which the building was occupied by a clothing store("Trone & Weikert") until being renovated for offices in 1991.[2]
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. It is located in the Hanover Historic District.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Brian Van Sweden and Thomas N. Shaffer (September 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: US Post Office-Hanover" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-20.
- Post office buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Renaissance Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- Colonial Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- Government buildings completed in 1913
- Buildings and structures in York County, Pennsylvania
- 1913 establishments in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in York County, Pennsylvania