United States Post Office (Oil City, Pennsylvania) Explained

United States Post Office-Oil City
Location:	270 Seneca St., Oil City, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	41.4358°N -79.7092°W
Mapframe:	yes
Mapframe-Marker:	building
Mapframe-Zoom:	12
Mapframe-Caption:	Interactive map showing the location of U.S. Post Office Oil City
Built:	1906
Architect:	James Knox Taylor
Architecture:	Beaux Arts
Added:	September 15, 1977
Area:	Less than
Refnum:	77001197

The United States Post Office, also known as the U.S. Federal Building, is an historic, American post office building that is located in Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

History and architectural features

Designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under the direction of James Knox Taylor, it was built in 1906, with extensions added in 1912 and 1928. Designed in the Beaux Arts style, it is a steel frame building faced with limestone ashlar.^[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H001202_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: U.S. Post Office]. 2012-06-03. General Services Administration. PDF. n.d..