United States Post Office (Boone, North Carolina)
US Post Office-Boone is a historic post office building located at Boone, Watauga County, North Carolina. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon and built in 1938. It is a steel framed stone building on a raised stone foundation in the Colonial Revival style. It consists of a five bay by two bay main block with a three bay service block. The building features Doric order pilasters at the entry and an octagonal lantern on the roof ridge with paired Tuscan order columns.[2]
US Post Office-Boone | |
 US Post Office Boone, July 2010 | |
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| Location | 679 W. King St., Boone, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 36°13′11″N 81°41′10″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1938 |
| Architect | Simon, Louis A. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 95001521[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 11, 1996 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Kaye Reynolds Edmisten (August 1995). "US Post Office-Boone" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
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