Area less than one acre Built by Blaire, A. Farnell NRHP Reference # 83001908 Added to NRHP 22 September 1983 | Built 1935 (1935)-1936 MPS Rockingham MRA Architectural style Art Deco | |
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Location 125 S. Hancock St., Rockingham, North Carolina Similar Manchester Main Post Office, US Post Office‑Blackfoot Main, United States Post Office–M, Doe Branch Post Office, Old Middletown Post Office | ||
U. S. Post Office and Federal Building is a historic post office building located at Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon and built in 1935-1936. It is a two-story, five bay, yellow brick veneer building in the Art Deco style. It features a 1937 Works Progress Administration mural titled "Human Aspects of the Postal Service" ·by artist Edward Lanning in the front lobby. The building was occupied by the Rockingham Post Office until 1977 when it was purchased by Richmond County from the United States Postal Service.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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United States Post Office and Federal Building (Rockingham, North Carolina) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA