Jennings Post Office

The old Jennings Post Office is a historic post office building located at 118 West Plaquemine Street in Jennings, Louisiana. It is currently used as the Jefferson Davis Parish Library.

Jennings Post Office
Location118 West Plaquemine Street, Jennings, Louisiana
Coordinates30°13′22″N 92°39′32″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1915
ArchitectJames A. Wetmore
Architectural styleNeo-Federal
NRHP reference No.82002777[1]
Added to NRHPMay 20, 1982

It is a ​1 1⁄2-story brick public building described as "Neo-Federal" in style, which served as post office for Jennings from 1915 until 1976. It was renovated and reopened as the headquarters of the Jefferson Davis Parish library system in 1979.[2][3]

Its design is credited to James A. Wetmore, but the NRHP nomination asserts it is "actually the work of Louis A. Simon. Although Wetmore was federal supervising architect from 1915 to 1933, he was a lawyer by training, and his design responsibilities were carried out by Simon, who was superintendent of the architectural section of the Office of the Supervising Architect."[2][3]

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 20, 1982.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Jennings Post Office" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. Retrieved June 29, 2018. with two photos and two maps
  3. Carolyn F. Loos (January 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Jennings Post Office / Jeff Davis Parish Library Building". National Park Service. Retrieved November 19, 2017. With four photos from 1982.


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