United States Post Office (Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania)

The former United States Post Office in Punxsutawney is a historic post office building located at Punxsutawney, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James Knox Taylor and built between 1912 and 1914. It is a two-story brick building with a raised basement in the Neo Classical Revival style. It features a full Ionic order octastyle limestone portico with a coffered ceiling and single-step parapet gable. It housed the post office until 1998.[2]

United States Post Office-Punxsutawney
Former U.S. Post Office, April 2012
Location201 N. Findley St., Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°56′41″N 78°58′20″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1914
Built byHenry, Edward
ArchitectTaylor, James Knox
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.00001428[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 2000

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]

The building now houses the Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center.[3]

The current post office, built 1998, is located at 553 E. Mahoning St.[4]

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 David L. Taylor (March 2000). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: United States Post Office-Punxsutawney" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-02.
  3. "Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center". Pennsylvania - Pursue your happiness. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  4. "United States Postal Service, East Mahoning Street, Punxsutawney, PA". Google maps. Retrieved 10 August 2018.


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