Old United States Post Office (Philadelphia, Mississippi)

This article is about a former post office in Philadelphia, Mississippi. For the former post office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, see United States Post Office-Main Branch (Philadelphia).
Old U.S. Post Office
Location523 Main Street, Philadelphia, Mississippi
Coordinates32°46′14″N 89°6′32″W / 32.77056°N 89.10889°W / 32.77056; -89.10889
Arealess than one acre
Built1935 (1935)
Built byWorks Progress Administration
ArchitectNeal A. Melick
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.95000788[1]
Added to NRHPJune 30, 1995

The Old U.S. Post Office in Philadelphia, Mississippi was built in 1936.[2] It is a structure of historical significance, being one of 32 federal post offices built in Mississippi during the Great Depression as part of U.S. President Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal public buildings program.[3] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 30, 1995.[4] The building currently houses the Philadelphia police department.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ MDA&H Historic Resources Inventory Fact Sheet; (Old) U.S. Post Office [Philadelphia Police Department]
  3. ^ NRHP Continuation Sheet, (Old) U.S. Post Office-Philadelphia Neshoba County, Mississippi; Section 8, page 2
  4. ^ NRHP Registration Form, Form 10-900, (Old) U.S. Post Office-Philadelphia, page 1

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