United States Post Office - Taylor Downtown Historic District - Taylor, TX
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member WalksfarTX
N 30° 34.240 W 097° 24.670
14R E 652365 N 3383096
Two-story brick and stone structure in the Beaux-Arts Classical style.
Waymark Code: WMY219
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 04/04/2018
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Congressman James Buchanan was instrumental in acquiring appropriations for the present building, which opened on June 28, 1930. The post office represents one of the few major building projects executed in Taylor during the beginning of the depression.

The building is composed as a central block with wings, characterized by the slightly projecting center section and subordinate flanking units articulated by quoins. This three-part composition reads as a single mass with a projecting portico as the centerpiece. Entry is in the center bay of the central block, and consists of an entry portico flanked by two single-fanlight windows.

Name of Historic District (as listed on the NRHP): Taylor Downtown Historic District

Link to nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com page with the Historic District: [Web Link]

Address:
202 West Fourth Street Taylor, TX 76574

How did you determine the building to be a contributing structure?: Narrative found on the internet (Link provided below)

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NRHP Historic District Waymark (Optional): Not listed
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