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Post office in Colorado

United States historic place
US Post Office--Florence Main
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Florence Post Office is located in ColoradoFlorence Post Office
Location121 N. Pikes Peak St., Florence, Colorado
Coordinates38°23′27″N 105°07′03″W / 38.39083°N 105.11750°W / 38.39083; -105.11750 (US Post Office--Florence Main)
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1936
ArchitectLouis A. Simon
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Art Deco, Starved Classical
Part ofDowntown Florence Historic District
MPSUS Post Offices in Colorado, 1900--1941, TR
NRHP reference No.86000174
Added to NRHPJanuary 22, 1986

The Florence Post Office, at 121 N. Pikes Peak St. in Florence, Colorado, was built in 1936. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 as US Post Office-Florence Main.

It was designed by Louis A. Simon in Starved Classical style.

It includes a WPA mural painted by Olive Rush in 1937, showing a group of antelope.

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Paul R. Secord; H. James Kolva (August 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Florence Post Office / Florence Main Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved April 11, 2019. With accompanying four photos from 1983
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