Old Clovis Post Office
The Old Clovis Post Office at 4th and Mitchell Sts. in Clovis, New Mexico is a former post office built in 1931. It includes elements of Classical Revival and Mission/Spanish Revival architecture. It has also served as the Clovis-Carver Public Library.[1]
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| Location | 4th and Mitchell Sts., Clovis, New Mexico |
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| Coordinates | 34°24′10″N 103°12′59″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1931 |
| Architect | Louis Simon, J.A. Wetmore |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival, Mission/spanish Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 84000573[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 27, 1984 |
It is a two-story building with a hipped and flat roof, built on an ashlar sandstone basement. It has various tan shades of brick in its walls and its roof is light-brown and orange tile.[2]
The building is significant as a public works project during the Great Depression.[2]
It was built in the same year as the Hotel Clovis,[2] which is also NRHP-listed.
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- David Kammer; Chris Wilson (October 1, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Clovis Post Office / Clovis-Carver Public Library". National Park Service. Retrieved September 22, 2017. With five photos from 1984.
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