The former McGehee Post Office building is a historic post office facility at 201 North Second Street in McGehee, Arkansas. The
McGehee Post Office | |
Location in Arkansas | |
Location | 201 N. Second St., McGehee, Arkansas |
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Coordinates | 33°37′50″N 91°23′51″W / 33.63056°N 91.39750°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1937 |
Built by | Neal Meleck |
Architect | Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 09001245[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 19, 2010 |
single story masonry building was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under Louis A. Simon, and built in 1937. A Colonial Revival building, it features a cupola with round-arch louvered vents, and a front entry that is flanked by Doric columns supporting a cornice with a golden eagle. The building served as a post office until 1999, after which it was purchased by the McGehee Industrial Foundation.[2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2010.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for McGehee Post Office". Arkansas Preservation. Retrieved 2014-03-11.