Built 1910, 1963 NRHP Reference # 84002209 Added to NRHP 19 March 1984 | Built by George E. Moore & Sons Area 4,000 m² Architect James Knox Taylor | |
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Location 2421 13th St., Gulfport, Mississippi Architectural style Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Second Renaissance Revival Similar Manchester Main Post Office, United States Post Office–M, Old Middletown Post Office, Old Post Office Building, Wickahoney Post Office and Stag | ||
The U.S. Post Office and Customhouse in Gulfport, Mississippi is a historic post office and customhouse that was completed in 1910 under supervision of the U.S. Treasury Department, with James Knox Taylor as Supervising Architect. One of the oldest public or commercial structures in the city, it also has been known as Downtown Station and as Old Main Post Office. In 1963 a one-story extension to the rear was added.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
Its NRHP nomination asserted "It is a beautifully proportioned building with elegant and tasteful embellishments and is significant as one of the finest examples of Second Renaissance Revival architecture in Mississippi."
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United States Post Office and Customhouse (Gulfport, Mississippi) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA