Lincoln Park Post Office, Lincoln Park, MI
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N 42° 15.012 W 083° 10.695
17T E 320306 N 4679853
The historic Lincoln Park Post Office is located on Southfield Rd. in Lincoln Park, MI.
Waymark Code: WM1JME
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 05/20/2007
Views: 135
Commissioned through the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1938, the Lincoln Park Post Office was the first non-branch post office in this Detroit suburb Architect Louis A. Simon designed the classicist building, which is typical of Depression era architecture. The building's interior was lavishly decorated with special materials including several types of marble, birch paneling, and maple flooring. Although sparse in detail, three carved stone panels above the main entrance symbolize the modes of transportation by which mail was delivered at the time: by surface, by air, and by water.
Today the building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is home to the Lincoln Park Historical Museum.
Project type: Government building (non-park)
Date built or created: 1938
Location: Lincoln Park Post Office, Lincoln Park, MI
City: Lincoln Park, MI
Condition: Good upkeep with a little wear and tear
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