United States Post Office (Nampa, Idaho) Explained

United States Post Office - Nampa Main
Coordinates:43.5794°N -116.5856°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location for U.S. Post Office-Nampa Main
Built:1931
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:March 16, 1989
Mpsub:US Post Offices in Idaho 1900--1941 MPS
Refnum:89000132

The United States Post Office - Nampa Main, also known as the Herbert A. Littleton Postal Station,[1] in Nampa, Idaho, is a two-story Neoclassical building completed in 1931. James A. Wetmore was the supervising architect. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[2]

History

In 1922 the Nampa Post Office rented facilities at the First National Bank,[3] and a permanent post office was constructed next to the bank in 1930 by Boise contractor J.O. Jordan & Sons.[4] The building was completed June 21, 1931.[5]

An arsonist caused fire damage to the building in 1973.[6]

The building was named in 2009 for Nampa resident Herbert A. Littleton, a Medal of Honor recipient who died in the Korean War.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 111th Congress Public Law 56 . Congressional Record, Vol. 155 (2009) . June 17, 2020 .
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=89000132}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: US Post Office--Nampa Main ]. National Park Service. H.J. "Jim" Kolva . Steve Franks . August 31, 1988 . January 14, 2019. With
  3. News: Rooms Remodeled for Nampa Postoffice Site . Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho . July 15, 1922 . 7.
  4. News: Work Starts on Postoffice . Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho . August 8, 1930 . 7.
  5. News: New postoffice building at Nampa...(photo) . Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho . June 29, 1931 . 10.
  6. News: Fire Damages Nampa Post Office . Bill Hathaway . Idaho Statesman . Boise, Idaho . January 8, 1973 . 1.
  7. News: Nampa post office to be named in hero's honor - Congress is expected to name the building for Herbert Littleton, 58 years after his death . Erika Bolstad . Idaho Statesman . May 13, 2009.
  8. News: Strauss . Sharon . Nampa post office named for war hero . . Nampa, Idaho . December 6, 2009 . https://archive.today/20130126011002/http://www.idahopress.com/news/article_79e9b56a-c661-5392-b1c7-3e930607110b.html . January 26, 2013 . dead .

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