Built 1931 Opened 1931 Architectural style Beaux-Arts architecture Architect James A. Wet | NRHP Reference # 85003108 Area 1,600 m² Added to NRHP 3 December 1985 | |
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Location 101 W. Goodwin Ave., Prescott, Arizona MPS Historic US Post Offices in Arizona, 1900--1941, TR Similar Old Post Office, US Post Office and Courthou, United States Post Office an, United States Courthou, US Post Office and Customs | ||
The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse-Prescott Main, in Prescott, Arizona, was built in 1931. It was or is also known as Prescott Main Post Office and Courthouse and Prescott Main Post Office. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It is a Beaux Arts architecture building and is NRHP-listed for its architecture.
The Post Office steps are made of porphyritic granite from Minnesota, containing large 1-inch phenocrysts of orthoclase feldspar. The original plans called for using local Prescott Granodiorite, as at the nearby Courthouse. The post office lobby is clad in fine veined Indiana marble. The side room in the northwest corner of the lobby has noteworthy wavy-texture marble.
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United States Post Office and Courthouse–Prescott Main Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA