Old Clovis Post Office

The Old Clovis Post Office at 4th and Mitchell Sts. in Clovis, New Mexico is a former post office built in 1931. It includes elements of Classical Revival and Mission/Spanish Revival architecture. It has also served as the Clovis-Carver Public Library.[1]

Old Clovis Post Office
Old Clovis Post Office is located in New Mexico
Old Clovis Post Office
Old Clovis Post Office is located in the United States
Old Clovis Post Office
Location4th and Mitchell Sts., Clovis, New Mexico
Coordinates34°24′10″N 103°12′59″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1931
ArchitectLouis Simon, J.A. Wetmore
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Mission/spanish Revival
NRHP reference No.84000573[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 1984

It is a two-story building with a hipped and flat roof, built on an ashlar sandstone basement. It has various tan shades of brick in its walls and its roof is light-brown and orange tile.[2]

The building is significant as a public works project during the Great Depression.[2]

It was built in the same year as the Hotel Clovis,[2] which is also NRHP-listed.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. David Kammer; Chris Wilson (October 1, 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old Clovis Post Office / Clovis-Carver Public Library". National Park Service. Retrieved September 22, 2017. With five photos from 1984.


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