United States Post Office and Federal Building (Rockingham, North Carolina) explained

U. S. Post Office and Federal Building
Location:125 S. Hancock St., Rockingham, North Carolina
Coordinates:34.9361°N -79.7731°W
Built:-1936
Architect:Simon, Louis A.
Builder:Blaire, A. Farnell
Architecture:Art Deco
Added:September 22, 1983
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:83001908

U. S. Post Office and Federal Building is a historic post office building located at Rockingham, Richmond County, North Carolina. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon and built in 1935–1936. It is a two-story, five-bay, yellow brick veneer building in the Art Deco style. It features a 1937 Works Progress Administration mural titled "Human Aspects of the Postal Service" ·by artist Edward Lanning in the front lobby. The building was occupied by the Rockingham Post Office until 1977 when it was purchased by Richmond County from the United States Postal Service.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heather M. Hal1enberg. U. S. Post Office and Federal Building. National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory . May 1981. pdf . North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office . 2015-02-01.