United States Post Office (Anniston, Alabama) Explained

U.S. Post Office
Location:1129 Noble St., Anniston, Alabama
Coordinates:33.6592°N -85.8292°W
Built:1904-06
Architect:Office of the Supervising Architect
Architecture:Beaux-Arts
Added:November 13, 1976
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:76000314

The U.S. Post Office, also known as the Federal Building and Courthouse, is a historic government building in Anniston, Alabama, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1976.

Architecture and history

The Beaux-Arts-style building was constructed in 1904-06 and was designed by architects and engineers in the Office of the Supervising Architect under James Knox Taylor. When it was completed it housed courts of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama and the United States Post Office. A major addition was added in 1934, and the post office moved to a different location in 1962.[1] [2] In 2019 construction began at a site on Gurnee Avenue for a new Federal Building, with a design in part derived from the old building.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Gamble, Robert . Historic architecture in Alabama: A guide to styles and types, 1810-1930 . 2001 . University of Alabama Press . Tuscaloosa . 978-0-8173-1134-6 . 138–145.
  2. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/76000314 US Post Office NRHP Registration Form
  3. https://www.gsa.gov/about-us/regions/welcome-to-the-southeast-sunbelt-region-4/buildings-and-facilities/alabama/new-anniston-us-courthouse New Anniston US Courthouse