Delavan Post Office
The Delavan Post Office is located in Delavan, Wisconsin. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1]
Delavan Post Office | |
 Delavan Post Office | |
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| Location | 335 E. Walworth Ave. Delavan, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 42.63335°N 88.64413°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1914 |
| Architect | Oscar Wenderoth |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | United States Post Office Construction in Wisconsin MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 00001260[1] |
| Added to NRHP | October 24, 2000 |
It is located on Delavan's Vitrified Brick Street.
It is a two-story building which has six brick pilasters with Tuscan capitals dividing its front facade into five bays, overlooking wide granite steps. It has a carved, stone architrave wrapping around the building, beneath a brick frieze and denticulated cornice.[2]
Its interior includes a mural painted in 1984 by Rosemary Roth showing scenes from Delavan's history.[2]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Charles W. Causier; Joseph G. Jurkiewicz (December 29, 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Delavan Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved March 26, 2018. With seven photos, the 6th being of post office mural.
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