Akron Post Office and Federal Building explained

Akron Post Office and Federal Building
Added:1983-05-26
Built:1927-29
Coordinates:41.0835°N -81.5124°W
Refnum:83002059

Akron Post Office and Federal Building is a historic former post office building in Akron, Ohio. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

The building was begun in 1927 and completed in 1929 to the designs of US Treasury architects under Acting Supervising Architect James A. Wetmore. The building is an example of Beaux-Arts architecture. It has not been used as a post office since 1975.[1]

Notes and References

  1. NRHP Registration Form at National Register of Historic Places – Summit County, Akron-Summit County Public Library.