Michigan City Post Office is a historic post office building located at Michigan City, LaPorte County, Indiana. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under James Knox Taylor and built in 1909. It is a one-story, Georgian Revival style brick and limestone building. It has a hipped roof behind a balustraded parapet and basement. A rear addition was built in 1926, and expanded in 1963. It housed a post office until 1973.[2]: 5
Michigan City Post Office | |
 Michigan City Post Office, July 2010 | |
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| Location | 126 E. 5th St., Michigan City, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 41°43′5″N 86°54′3″W / 41.71806°N 86.90083°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1909, 1926, 1963 |
| Architect | Taylor, James Knox |
| Architectural style | Georgian Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000675[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 15, 2000 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1] It is located in the Franklin Street Commercial Historic District.
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved May 1, 2016. Note: This includes J. Todd Gillette (April 1999). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Michigan City Post Office'" (PDF). Retrieved May 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.