United States Post Office and Federal Building (Rockingham, North Carolina)
U. S. Post Office and Federal Building is a historic post office building located at Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon and built in 1935–1936. It is a two-story, five bay, yellow brick veneer building in the Art Deco style. It features a 1937 Works Progress Administration mural titled "Human Aspects of the Postal Service" ·by artist Edward Lanning in the front lobby. The building was occupied by the Rockingham Post Office until 1977 when it was purchased by Richmond County from the United States Postal Service.[2]
U. S. Post Office and Federal Building | |
 U. S. Post Office and Federal Building, September 2014 | |
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| Location | 125 S. Hancock St., Rockingham, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°56′10″N 79°46′23″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1935-1936 |
| Built by | Blaire, A. Farnell |
| Architect | Simon, Louis A. |
| Architectural style | Art Deco |
| MPS | Rockingham MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 83001908[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 22, 1983 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Heather M. Hal1enberg (May 1981). "U. S. Post Office and Federal Building" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.
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