South Milwaukee Post Office Explained

South Milwaukee Post Office
Location:	2210 10th Ave. South Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Built:	1931
Architect:	James A. Wetmore
Architecture:	Classical Revival
Refnum:	00001251
Added:	October 24, 2000

The South Milwaukee Post Office is a Neoclassical-styled U.S. Post office built in South Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1931. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.^{[1] [2]}

History

Designed under James A. Wetmore,^[3] the building has brick walls sitting on a limestone foundation. The front entrance passes through a colonnade of eight Ionic columns.^[4] A fallout shelter was built inside of it.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: South Milwaukee Post Office. Wisconsin Historical Society. 2018-11-22.
2. Web site: South Milwaukee Post Office: South Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Find the Data.org. 2012-03-03.
3. Web site: South Milwaukee Post Office - South Milwaukee, WI. Waymarking.com. 2012-03-03.
4. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=00001251}} NRHP Inventory/Nomination: South Milwaukee Post Office]. National Park Service. Charles W. Causier. Joseph G. Jurkiewicz. 1993-12-29. 2018-11-22. With
5. Web site: South Milwaukee Post Office - South Milwaukee, WI. Waymarking.com. 2012-03-03.