Beeville Post Office - Beeville, TX
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N 28° 24.159 W 097° 44.916
14R E 622586 N 3142444
Opened on June 5, 1918, the present neoclassical building was built under Secretary of the Treasury William G. McAdoo, with Supervising Architect James A. Wetmore.
Waymark Code: WMQQD3
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 03/18/2016
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From Texas History Website
During construction, on May 7, 1917, contractor Robert B. Brown shot and killed Drayman J.P. Hermes. Found guilty of homicide in federal court, Brown appealed. In 1921, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Homes ruled that Brown acted in self defense, thus establishing the right to stand one’s ground in federal law.
With the WWII boom and Chase Naval Air Field, the Beeville Post Office was upgraded to a first-class post office in 1944.
In 1961, the size of the building was doubled by the matched addition of the north half of the present structure. Much needed parking space was provided on the south side of the building in 1989.