Winnemucca Main Post Office Explained

US Post Office--Winnemucca Main
Location:90 W. 4th St.,
Winnemucca, Nevada
Coordinates:40.9725°N -117.7339°W
Architect:Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore; Gallagher, Frank
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:February 28, 1990
Refnum:90000137

The Winnemucca Main Post Office, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as US Post Office—Winnemucca Main, is located at 4th and Melarkey Sts. in Winnemucca, Nevada and was built in 1921; it includes Classical Revival architecture and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Although built from standardized plans, it was deemed significant as "a good example of a small town single-purpose post office", and it is in fact the oldest Federal building in Nevada (a Federal building in Reno was built earlier, but was replaced). The building was extended and remodeled in 1940, and then gained a mural, one of three New Deal arts program murals in post offices in the state.[1]

The building is currently used as the Winnemucca City Hall.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=90000137}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Winnemucca Main Post Office ]. H.J. "Jim" Kolva and Steve Franks . February 1989 . National Park Service. and
  2. Web site: Community Contacts. City of Winnemucca. March 25, 2016.