Jackson Post Office
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The Jackson Post Office in Jackson, Kentucky, at the intersection of Hawk and Broadway, was built in 1916. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]
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| Location | 359 Broadway Street, at corner of Hawk and Broadway, Jackson, Kentucky |
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| Coordinates | 37°33′13″N 83°23′12″W / 37.55361°N 83.38667°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1916 |
| Built by | J.S. Rogers Construction Company |
| Architect | Oscar Wenderoth |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals |
| MPS | Jackson MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 90001087[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 23, 1990 |
It is a three-story rectangular light brown brick building. The building, whose design is credited to Oscar Wenderoth, cost $85,000 to build. Besides the post office, it housed a federal courthouse, an Army Recruiting Station, and a county health board. The post office and federal court offices have since relocated away.[2]
Now used as apartments.
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Helen Powell (July 25, 1989). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Jackson Post Office / Br-J-4". National Park Service. Retrieved April 1, 2018. With six photos from 1984-85.