United States Post Office (Christiansburg, Virginia) Explained

US Post Office-Christiansburg
Nrhp Type:cp
Nocat:yes
Designated Other1:Virginia Landmarks Register
Designated Other1 Date:June 20, 1989[1]
Designated Other1 Number:154-0027
Designated Other1 Num Position:bottom
Location:NW corner of public square, Christiansburg, Virginia
Coordinates:37.1303°N -80.4092°W
Architect:Simon, Louis A.; Detroot, Paul
Architecture:Colonial Revival
Added:February 1, 1991
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:90002168

US Post Office-Christiansburg is a historic post office building located at Christiansburg, Montgomery County, Virginia. It was designed and built in 1936, and was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect of the Treasury Department under Louis A. Simon. The one-story, five-bay, brick building is in the Colonial Revival style. It features a denticulated cornice and a standing-seam metal, gabled roof surmounted by a small, flat-roofed cupola. The interior features a Works Progress Administration sponsored mural by Paul DeTroot, depicting local events of the French and Indian and Revolutionary wars.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989. It is located in the Christiansburg Downtown Historic District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Virginia Landmarks Register. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. 5 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130921053819/http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/registers/register_counties_cities.htm. 21 September 2013. dead. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: US Post Office-Christiansburg. Gibson Worsham. June 1988. Virginia Department of Historic Resources. and Accompanying photo