Old Post Office (Iowa City, Iowa)

The Old Post Office is a Beaux Arts-style building in downtown Iowa City, Iowa, United States.[1] Built of Indiana Limestone in 1904, the post office was expanded in 1931. The addition was designed and built in such a way that it is indistinguishable from the original structure.[2] It remained the city's central post office until 1975, when a new facility was built. After two years of vacancy, it was bought by the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center; it was selected over other sites due to its central location. Four years of renovations, concluded in September 1981, resulted in its opening as a senior center.[3] On April 17, 1979, midway through the renovation, the building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] Today, the center serves thousands of area residents monthly; nearly 90,000 visits were made to the center in 2003, of whom approximately 2/3 were lower-income.[3] In 2021, the building was included as a contributing property in the Iowa City Downtown Historic District.[4]

Old Post Office
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
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Location	28 S. Linn St. Iowa City, Iowa
Coordinates	41°39′38″N 91°31′52″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1904, 1931
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
Part of	Iowa City Downtown Historic District (ID100006609)
NRHP reference No.	79000905[1]
Added to NRHP	April 17, 1979