Area less than one acre NRHP Reference # 95000788 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture | Built 1935 (1935) Opened 1935 Added to NRHP 30 June 1995 | |
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Location 523 Main Street, Philadelphia, Mississippi Address Philadelphia, MS 39350, USA Similar Old Walnut Ridge Post Office, US Post Office‑Beaver Main, US Post Office‑Helper Main, US Post Office, United States Post Office–An | ||
The Old U.S. Post Office in Philadelphia, Mississippi was built in 1936. It is a structure of historical significance, being one of 32 federal post offices built in Mississippi during the Great Depression as part of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal public buildings program. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1995. The building currently houses the Philadelphia police department.
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