United States Post Office (Arlington, Virginia)

US Post Office-Arlington is a historic post office building located in the Clarendon neighborhood of Arlington, Virginia. It was designed and built in 1937, and is one of a number of post offices designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department under Louis A. Simon. The building is a one-story, pentagonal shaped brick building in the Georgian Revival style. Atop the entrance portico is a dome that rises above the buildings flat roof and is supported by four fluted limestone piers. The interior features murals by Auriel Bessemer picturing Native Americans on Analostan Island, Captain John Smith and the Native Americans, tobacco picking by the Lee mansion, Robert E. Lee receiving his Confederate commission in Richmond, a picnic at Great Falls, polo players at Fort Myer, and a contemporary harvest at an apple orchard.[3]

US Post Office-Arlington
Arlington Post Office, September 2012
United States Post Office (Arlington, Virginia) is located in District of Columbia
United States Post Office (Arlington, Virginia)
United States Post Office (Arlington, Virginia) is located in Virginia
United States Post Office (Arlington, Virginia)
United States Post Office (Arlington, Virginia) is located in the United States
United States Post Office (Arlington, Virginia)
Location3118 N. Washington Blvd., Arlington, Virginia
Coordinates38°53′8″N 77°5′44″W / 38.88556°N 77.09556°W / 38.88556; -77.09556
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built1937 (1937)
ArchitectSimon, Louis A.; Et al.
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Georgian Revival
NRHP reference No.86000151[1]
VLR No.000-0070
Significant dates
Added to NRHPFebruary 7, 1986
Designated VLRAugust 13, 1985[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 7, 1986.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 2013-05-12.
  3. ^ Bird, Betty (June 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: US Post Office-Arlington" (PDF). Arlington County government. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2018. and Accompanying photo
  4. ^ "Arlington County" (PDF). Virginia Landmarks Register: National Register of Historic Places: Updated Through DHR December 14, 2017, and NPS February 14, 2018 Announcements. p. 31. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
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