U.S. Post Office-Rossville Main Explained

U.S. Post Office--Rossville Main
Coordinates:34.9831°N -85.2864°W
Built:1931
Architect:L.C. Guess, James Wetmore
Builder:James C. Miller
Architecture:Colonial Revival, Georgian Revival
Added:August 6, 1986
Refnum:86002272

US Post Office-Rossville Main, also known as Rossville Post Office, is a post office built in 1931 in Rossville, Georgia. It is a brick, two-story building with Georgian Revival style, with a tetrastyle pedimented portico. An eagle emblem is inset to the transom over the double front doors within the portico. It has tall 12 over 12 windows and a tile, mansard roof interrupted by dormer windows.[1]

The original post office in Rossville was in the John Ross House, preserved on the National Register and located just behind this post office. John Ross was a leader of the Cherokee Indians.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=86002272}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Rossville Post Office / Main Post Office ]. National Park Service. Ethel N. Haves . November 27, 1985 . February 1, 2017 . with