United States Post Office (Demopolis, Alabama)


U.S. Post Office
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The Demopolis Post Office in 2008
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Location	100 W Capitol St, Demopolis, Alabama
Coordinates	32°31′6″N 87°50′16″W / 32.51833°N 87.83778°W / 32.51833; -87.83778
Built	1914
Architect	Anderson, A. & Co.; James Knox Taylor
NRHP reference No.	84000657^[1]
Added to NRHP	July 28, 1984

The U.S. Post Office in Demopolis, Alabama is a historic post office.^[1] It was built in 1914 in a Jeffersonian Neoclassical style. The facade is granite and brick with five arched bays, the three central bays feature Palladian windows. The roof line is crowned with a vasiform balustrade. The interior is marble.^[2] The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 28, 1984, due to its architectural significance.^[1]

References

1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
↑ Marengo County Heritage Book Committee: The heritage of Marengo County, Alabama, page 15. Clanton, Alabama: Heritage Publishing Consultants, 2000. ISBN 1-891647-58-X

National Register of Historic Places in Marengo County, Alabama
National Historic Landmark	Gaineswood
Historic districts	Allen Grove Cedar Grove Plantation Cuba Plantation Demopolis Historic Business District Faunsdale Plantation Jefferson Historic District William Poole House Thomaston Central Historic District
Other properties	Altwood Ashe Cottage Bluff Hall Cedar Crest Cedar Haven Confederate Park Curtis House Demopolis Public School Patrick Farrish House Foscue-Whitfield House Glover Mausoleum C. S. Golden House Half-Chance Bridge Lyon-Lamar House Old Courthouse Roseland Plantation Thomaston Colored Institute U.S. Post Office White Bluff
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Marengo County, Alabama and List of National Historic Landmarks in Alabama

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