United States Post Office - Purcell, OK
Posted by: hamquilter
N 35° 00.729 W 097° 21.740
14S E 649424 N 3875615
This post office was constructed in 1938 under Treasury Department funding.
Waymark Code: WM105R4
Location: Oklahoma, United States
Date Posted: 03/03/2019
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The Purcell post office, located at 228 W. Main Street, is a one-story orange brick building with a basement. The tall windows are separated by wide brick pilasters. A wide stone frieze at the roof line is engraved UNITED STATES POST OFFICE / PURCELL, OKLAHOMA.
The main entrance has a five-step stairway, with double aluminum and glass doors. Above the entrance the zip code 73080 is shown. Above that is a square metal filligris design with a golden eagle in the center. A second entrance with a ramp is located on the side. The cornerstone shows the date of 1938.
The post office was placed on the national Register of Historic Places in January 2018.