Built 1887 Opened 1887 Added to NRHP 2 December 1977 | NRHP Reference # 77000472 Area 5,300 m² Architect Mifflin E. Bell | |
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Location 200 N. 8th St., Quincy, Illinois Architectural style French Renaissance architecture Similar United States Post Office, U S Post Office, Cordova Post Office and Court, Sitka US Post Office and Court, Old Walnut Ridge Post Office | ||
The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse is a post office and federal courthouse located at 200 North 8th Street in Quincy, Illinois. The building was designed in 1885 and completed in 1887. Architect Mifflin E. Bell, Supervising Architect at the time, designed the French Renaissance Revival style building. Bell's design was inspired by Richard Morris Hunt's design for the William K. Vanderbilt House in New York City; at the time, the French Renaissance Revival style had not spread to Illinois, which made Bell's work distinctive in the region. The building's design features a limestone exterior, arched entrances and first-floor windows, and an ornate roof with pointed gables and dormers.
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1977.