United_States_Post_Office_(Hanover,_Pennsylvania)

United States Post Office (Hanover, Pennsylvania)

United States Post Office (Hanover, Pennsylvania)

United States historic place

The United States Post Office-Hanover is an historic, American post office building that is located in Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania.

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Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992, it is located in the Hanover Historic District.[1]

History and architectural features

Designed by Office of the Supervising Architect James Knox Taylor in 1910 and built between 1911 and 1913, this historic structure is a sandstone building that was created in the Renaissance Revival style. It consists of a five-bay by two-bay front section with a low hipped roof, and a four bay rear extension. The front facade features a trio of arches flanked by rectangular windows at either end. The post office closed in 1969, after which the building was occupied by a clothing store("Trone & Weikert") until being renovated for offices in 1991.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. It is located in the Hanover Historic District.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Brian Van Sweden and Thomas N. Shaffer (September 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: US Post Office-Hanover" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-20.
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