39180 -- Vicksburg MS
N 32° 20.923 W 090° 52.826
15S E 699462 N 3581064
The combined US Post Office and Federal Courthouse in downtown Vicksburg MS
Waymark Code: WMMK9B
Location: Mississippi, United States
Date Posted: 10/01/2014
Views: 3
A beautiful Beaux Arts combination US Courthouse and Post Office has been serving the citizens of Vicksburg since 1935. the building is listed on he national Register of Historic Places as a contributing building in the Uptown Vicksburg Historic District.
From the District National Register Nomination Form: (
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"28. C 820. United States Post Office and Federal Building.
A five-story, stuccoed, Beaux Arts style office building, facing north, with a flat roof. The first floor facade is scored to look like stone and has three sets of double bronze doors with fanlights and elaborate bronze entablatures and eight casement windows with transoms. The three entrances are recessed behind large arches. The second, third and fourth floors are separated from the fifth floor by a heavy cornice and from the first floor by a heavy belt course on which is inscribed "United States Post Office and Court House". The facade of these floors is broken by two recesses dominated by three-story Ionic columns and pilasters. The original lobby is intact. 1935."
Type of structure:: stand alone
re-enter Zip Code here:: 39180
Current Status:: Still in Use
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