US Post Office and Courthouse āPrescott Main | |
![]() Front View (Goodwin Ave) | |
Location in
Arizona | |
Location | 101 W. Goodwin Ave., Prescott, Arizona |
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Coordinates | 34Ā°32ā²24ā³N 112Ā°28ā²9ā³W / 34.54000Ā°N 112.46917Ā°W |
Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
Built | 1931 |
Architect | Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore; McKee, Robert |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
MPS | Historic US Post Offices in Arizona, 1900ā1941, TR |
NRHP reference No. | 85003108 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 03, 1985 |
The U.S. Post Office and CourthouseāPrescott Main, in Prescott, Arizona, was built in 1931. It was or is also known as Prescott Main Post Office and Courthouse and Prescott Main Post Office. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It is a Beaux Arts architecture building and is NRHP-listed for its architecture. [1]
The Post Office steps are made of porphyritic granite from Minnesota, containing large 1-inch phenocrysts of orthoclase feldspar. The original plans called for using local Prescott Granodiorite, as at the nearby Courthouse. The post office lobby is clad in fine veined Indiana marble. The side room in the northwest corner of the lobby has noteworthy wavy-texture marble. [2]
US Post Office and Courthouse āPrescott Main | |
![]() Front View (Goodwin Ave) | |
Location in
Arizona | |
Location | 101 W. Goodwin Ave., Prescott, Arizona |
---|---|
Coordinates | 34Ā°32ā²24ā³N 112Ā°28ā²9ā³W / 34.54000Ā°N 112.46917Ā°W |
Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
Built | 1931 |
Architect | Office of the Supervising Architect under James A. Wetmore; McKee, Robert |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
MPS | Historic US Post Offices in Arizona, 1900ā1941, TR |
NRHP reference No. | 85003108 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 03, 1985 |
The U.S. Post Office and CourthouseāPrescott Main, in Prescott, Arizona, was built in 1931. It was or is also known as Prescott Main Post Office and Courthouse and Prescott Main Post Office. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. It is a Beaux Arts architecture building and is NRHP-listed for its architecture. [1]
The Post Office steps are made of porphyritic granite from Minnesota, containing large 1-inch phenocrysts of orthoclase feldspar. The original plans called for using local Prescott Granodiorite, as at the nearby Courthouse. The post office lobby is clad in fine veined Indiana marble. The side room in the northwest corner of the lobby has noteworthy wavy-texture marble. [2]