Federal Building and U.S. Post Office - Grand Junction, CO
Posted by: Outspoken1
N 39° 04.108 W 108° 33.961
12S E 710572 N 4327194
Originally the Federal Building and U.S. Post Office, this enlarged building is now the Wayne Aspinall Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WMDHEG
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 01/17/2012
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I originally came to this location to complete a Picture Perfect Postcard Waymark which became an adventure in architecture. I was trying to decide which corner of the building was featured in the postcard. So I counted windows. Hmmm... too many windows. I discovered that and extension was added by the WPA in 1939-1940. You can see the 'zig-zag zipper' of stone in the middle of the building. Notice how the entrance was moved east from the photo on the postcard to the current structure.
"The three-story Italian Renaissance Revival style building was constructed as a post office in 1918. James A. Wetmore served as the supervisory architect. The walls are of Indiana limestone, and the tall first floor windows are set in rounded arches. A 1940 addition, funded by the WPA, extends from the rear of the building. In 1972, Congress renamed the building in honor of Wayne N. Aspinall (
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This building is undergoing a renovation to make it a zero-energy use Federal Building. More information may be found at (
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