(former) U.S. Post Office Building - Cartersville, GA
Posted by: YoSam.
N 34° 09.960 W 084° 47.820
16S E 703064 N 3782755
Today this building is the back-side of city hall and contains various city offices.
Waymark Code: WM10V3R
Location: Georgia, United States
Date Posted: 06/25/2019
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County of post office: Bartow County
Location of post office: 1 N. Erwin St., Cartersville
Built: 1914
Architectural Style: Italian Renaissance Revival
Full inscription of cornerstone:
William G. McAdoo
Secretary of the Treasury
Oscar Wendeworth
Supervising Architect
1914
"U.S. Post Office, 1 N. Erwin Street(1914)
"The former U.S. Post Office, located at 1 North Erwin Street, is an Italian Renaissance Revival-style building
with beige stretcher-bond brick and a hipped slate roof (photograph 20). A cornerstone dates the original post
office construction as 1914. It has open eaves, exposed rafter ends, and a symmetrical facade. The central
section of the front fa9ade (corresponding to the interior lobby) features a five-bay arcade with white Georgia
marble arches, fluted Corinthian pilasters, and arched five-part windows in the arcade. The other windows are
12/12 double-hung sash. Other details include a double-door front entrance, three-part semicircular fanlight, a
molded brick water table, and decorative brick panels. The building's unpainted, light-brick exterior is similar to
that of the Sam Jones Memorial United Methodist Church sanctuary building nearby. The building served as
the U.S. Post Office until approximately 1965 when a new post office opened east of downtown on Church
Street near U.S. Highway 41. The interior of the building was altered for use by the local school board and city
offices in 1969 and 1979. The vestibule and lobby are partially intact and feature vaulted ceilings, wood birch
pilasters, and white tile floors. Since the 1990s, the building has been used as city administrative offices. The
building is a contributing resource in the North Erwin Street Historic District, which was listed in the National
Register in 1994." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
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