former McAllen Post Office - McAllen TX 78501
Posted by: 
PeterNoG
N 26° 12.066 W 098° 14.086
14R E 576453 N 2898180
This former Post Office (now La Placita Historical Museum) is on the southeast corner of Main Street South and Chicago Avenue in McAllen, Texas.
Waymark Code: WMK2CB
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 02/02/2014
Views: 4
Built in 1935, this facility was dedicated on January 22, 1936. It was the sixth location of the McAllen Post Office after its creation in 1907. It served as a postal facility until 1957. Since 1958, the building has been used for a variety of purposes, including Federal and city office space. The Spanish colonial revival structure features a baroque frontispiece around the front door, corbelled cornice, and red tile roof.
It is recorded as a Texas Historic Landmark and there is a Texas Historical Marker (
visit link) on the building.
Type of structure:: Stand alone
re-enter Zip Code here:: 78501
Current Status:: Former Historic Location
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