Waynesville Municipal Building Explained

Former US Post Office Building
Nrhp Type:cp
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Location:16 S. Main St., Waynesville, North Carolina
Coordinates:35.4896°N -82.9883°W
Architect:Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:March 14, 1991
Refnum:91000262

The Waynesville Municipal Building, also known as the Former US Post Office Building, is a historic post office building located at Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina. Its construction in 1917 was supervised by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore, and is a two-story, brick rectangular building in the Classical Revival style with a one-story rear extension. It measures 58 feet by 73 feet and features brick Ionic order pilasters with granite bases and capitals. The building housed Waynesville's post office until 1966 when it was purchased by the Town of Waynesville to serve as its Municipal Building.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991. It is located in the Waynesville Main Street Historic District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carolyn A. Humphries. US Post Office Building, Former. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . October 1990. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-01-01.