United States Post Office and Customs House–Douglas Main explained

US Post Office and Customs House--Douglas Main
Nrhp Type2:cp
Partof:Douglas Historic District
Designated Nrhp Type:January 31, 1985
Partof Refnum:85000146
Location:601 Tenth St., Douglas, Arizona
Coordinates:31.3447°N -109.5528°W
Built:1915
Architect:Wetmore, James A.
Builder:Grant Fee
Architecture:Beaux Arts
Added:December 3, 1985
Refnum:85003104

The U.S. Post Office and Customs House-Douglas Main, also known as Douglas Post Office and Customs House or Douglas Main Post Office, is a Beaux-Arts building in Douglas, Arizona that was designed in 1912 and built in 1915. The building provided spaces for a post office, a custom house and Federal offices.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1985. The NRHP nomination reports that the building is the most important example of Neo-Classical design in Douglas, and that the town's obtaining this as its first Federal building was important to the city. The securing of funding for the building, its site selection, and its completion were major local events.[1]

It is a contributing building in the Douglas Historic District.[1]

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  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=85003104}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Douglas Post Office and Customs House / Douglas Main Post Office ]. National Park Service. Paul R. Secord and H. Jim Kolva . August 1985 . September 9, 2016 . with