Akron Post Office and Federal Building

Akron Post Office and Federal Building
Akron Post Office and Federal Building
Akron Post Office and Federal Building is located in Ohio
Akron Post Office and Federal Building
Location165 E. Market St.,
Akron, Ohio
Coordinates41°5′0.74″N 81°30′44.79″W / 41.0835389°N 81.5124417°W / 41.0835389; -81.5124417
Built1927-29
ArchitectOffice of the Supervising Architect
Architectural styleBeaux-Arts architecture
NRHP reference No.83002059[1]
Added to NRHP1983-05-26

Akron Post Office and Federal Building is a historic former post office building in Akron, Ohio. It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

The building was begun in 1927 and completed in 1929 to the designs of US Treasury architects under Acting Supervising Architect James A. Wetmore. The building is an example of Beaux-Arts architecture. It has not been used as a post office since 1975.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. June 30, 2007.
  2. ^ NRHP Registration Form at National Register of Historic Places – Summit County, Akron-Summit County Public Library.
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