United States Post Office (Hanover, Pennsylvania)

US Post Office-Hanover is a historic post office building located at Hanover, York County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by Office of the Supervising Architect James Knox Taylor in 1910 and built between 1911 and 1913. It is a sandstone building 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]

US Post Office-Hanover
The Post Office in 2013
Location141 Broadway,
Hanover, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°48′7″N 76°58′56″W
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built1911–1913
ArchitectJames Knox Taylor
Architectural styleRenaissance, Italian Renaissance
NRHP reference No.92001719[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 24, 1992

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

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  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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