United States Post Office (Michigan City, Indiana) Explained

Michigan City Post Office
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Location:126 E. 5th St., Michigan City, Indiana
Coordinates:41.7181°N -86.9008°W
Built:, 1926, 1963
Architect:Taylor, James Knox
Architecture:Georgian Revival
Added:June 15, 2000
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:00000675

Michigan City Post Office is a historic post office building located at Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James Knox Taylor and built in 1909. It is a one-story, Georgian Revival style brick and limestone building. It has a hipped roof behind a balustraded parapet and basement. A rear addition was built in 1926, and expanded in 1963. It housed a post office until 1973.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. It is located in the Franklin Street Commercial Historic District.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Michigan City Post Office'. 2016-05-01. J. Todd Gillette . April 1999. and Accompanying photographs.