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The United States Post Office in Astoria, Oregon, United States, is a historic building constructed in 1933. It is a two-story building on a raised basement. Its exterior dimensions are 79 by 137 feet (24 m × 42 m). Its 11-bay front facade is divided by flat fluted pilasters with Corinthian capitals supporting a full entablature, with a balustraded parapet above, and a red-tiled hipped roof rising behind that. Its foundations had to be blasted by dynamite.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985 under its historic name U.S. Post Office and Custom House.[4][3]
See also
References
- ^ Goodenberger, John E. (August 19, 1997), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Astoria Downtown Historic District (PDF), retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ a b Kolva, H. J. (September 5, 1984), National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form for Federal Properties: U.S. Post Office and Custom House, Astoria, Oregon (PDF), retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ a b c Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, Oregon Historic Sites Database, retrieved May 30, 2017.
- ^ a b National Park Service (March 15, 1985), Weekly announcement of National Register of Historic Places actions (PDF), p. 29, retrieved May 30, 2017.
External links
- National Register of Historic Places photographic file
- Significant U.S. Post Offices In Oregon – 1900 to 1941 – Thematic Resources, National Register of Historic Places cover documentation
Media related to United States Post Office (Astoria, Oregon) at Wikimedia Commons
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