US Post Office - Joliet, IL
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N 41° 31.620 W 088° 04.785
16T E 409917 N 4597824
Built in 1903, this building served as the Main Post Office for the City of Joliet until a more modern facility opened in 1981. Also in 1981, this building was placed on the National Register of Historic Places for its architectural signficance.
Waymark Code: WM1VF9
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 07/13/2007
Views: 156
Located at 150 North Scott Street (the northeast corner of Scott Street and Clinton Street), the downtown Joliet Post Office once served as the Main Post Office for the City of Joliet starting in 1903.
Although it stopped being the Main Post Office in 1981 once a new, more modern facility was constructed, it still serves as a Post Office for the downtown businesses and residents.
Also in 1981, the Joliet Post Office was placed on the National Register of Historic Places for its "massive Ionic columns" designed by James Knox Tyler.
Street address:
150 North Scott Street
Joliet, IL USA
60432
County / Borough / Parish: Will County
Year listed: 1981
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949
Historic function: Post Office
Current function: Post Office and private offices
Hours of operation: From: 8:00 AM To: 4:30 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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