1927 - United States Post Office & Court House - Wilson, NC
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LJParr
N 35° 43.448 W 077° 54.577
18S E 236816 N 3957254
A dated cornerstone on the front of the former Post Office & Court House building.
Waymark Code: WM9B04
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 07/24/2010
Views: 3
With an exterior of limestone veneer and a slate covered roof this four story, 29,995 square foot building was constructed in the neo-classical Beaux-Arts style. The first floor held the Post Office while the courtroom operated on the second floor. The basement, third and fourth floors were used as offices. Often referred to as “the old post office” the building was used for it’s original purpose until 1981, when the Post Office moved to nearby Hines Street.
The building was sold by the county in 1988 for $44,000 and since 1992 has been home to the Imagination Station Science Museum.
Year of construction: 1927
Cross-listed waymark: [Web Link]
Full inscription:
A W Mellon
Secretary of the Treasury
James A Wetmore
Acting Supervising Architect
1927
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