Built 1908-1910 CSRHP # 5EP.528 Area 3,238 m² | NRHP Reference # 86000170 Designated CSRHP January 22, 1986 Added to NRHP 22 January 1986 | |
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Architectural styles Renaissance architecture, Beaux-Arts architecture, Renaissance Revival architecture Similar Old Post Office Building, Sitka US Post Office and Court, Cordova Post Office and Court, United States Post Office - Co, Manchester Main Post Office | ||
US Post Office and Federal Courthouse-Colorado Springs Main, also known as the Colorado Springs Post Office and Federal Courthouse, is a historic federal building that serves as a post office and courthouse. It is located at 210 East Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The Renaissance Revival - Beaux-Arts style building is a National Register of Historic Places listing and is on the Colorado State Register of Historic Properties.
Overview
The land for the property was donated by Winfield Scott Stratton. Designed by James Knox Taylor the building was constructed between 1908 and 1910. Taylor, Supervising Architect of the Department of the Treasury, oversaw the design of 30 federal buildings. It was the city's first federal building. It is made of granite and is a Beaux-Arts design of an Italian Renaissance Revival.