United States Post Office and Courthouse–Prescott Main explained

US Post Office and Courthouse –Prescott Main
Location:101 W. Goodwin Ave., Prescott, Arizona
Coordinates:34.54°N -112.4692°W
Built:1931
Architect:Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore; McKee, Robert
Architecture:Beaux Arts
Added:December 03, 1985
Refnum:85003108

The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse–Prescott Main, in Prescott, Arizona, was built in 1931. It was or is also known as Prescott Main Post Office and Courthouse and Prescott Main Post Office. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It is a Beaux Arts architecture building and is NRHP-listed for its architecture.

The Post Office steps are made of porphyritic granite from Minnesota, containing large 1-inch phenocrysts of orthoclase feldspar. The original plans called for using local Prescott Granodiorite, as at the nearby Courthouse. The post office lobby is clad in fine veined Indiana marble. The side room in the northwest corner of the lobby has noteworthy wavy-texture marble.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Prescott Area Geological Field Guide, 1999, prepared for Earth Science Week. Copy available at Yavapai College library.