McAllen Post Office - Texas Historical Markers on Waymarking.com

Another Texas Historical Marker for the M. & J. Nelson Building (visit link) is right across the street.

Marker Title: McAllen Post Office
Address: 351 South Main Street
City: McAllen
County: Hidalgo
Subject Codes: post office; buildings; Spanish Colonial Revival (Architectural style)
Year Marker Erected: 1986
Designations: Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Marker Location: 351 South Main Street, McAllen
Marker Size: 16" x 12"

Marker Number: 3272 Marker Text: Built in 1935, this was the sixth location of the McAllen Post Office after its creation in 1907. The facility was dedicated on January 22, 1936, and served as a postal facility until 1957. Since 1958, the building has been used for a variety of purposes, including Federal and city office space. The Spanish colonial revival structure features a baroque frontispiece around the front door, corbelled cornice, and red tile roof. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1986

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