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United States Post Office (Greenville, North Carolina)

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Area
  
less than one acre

Architect
  
Wenderoth, Oscar

Added to NRHP
  
6 February 1986

Built
  
1913 (1913)-1914

NRHP Reference #
  
86000784

United States Post Office (Greenville, North Carolina)

Location
  
215 S. Evans St., Greenville, North Carolina

Architectural style
  
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Florintine Renaissance

US Post Office, also known as the Federal Building, is a historic post office building located at Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under the direction of Oscar Wenderoth and built in 1913–1914. It is a two-story, five bay, Florintine Renaissance style stuccoed brick building on a limestone base. It has a low hip roof of terra cotta tile with overhanging eaves. The front facade features a three-bay loggia formed by arches with voluted keystones, springing from Tuscan order columns. This building served as the main post office for Greenville until 1969. It currently serves as a U.S. Courthouse.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. It is located in the Greenville Commercial Historic District.

References

United States Post Office (Greenville, North Carolina) Wikipedia