1913 - Old Ottawa Post Office - Ottawa, Kansas. - Dated Buildings and Cornerstones on Waymarking.com

Date of Construction: 1913
Style: Neo-Classical Revival
Historic Name: Ottawa Post Office
Architect: Oscar Wenderoth, Supervising Architect; William G. McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury

This post office is an excellent example of Neo-Classical Revival architecture. The main (north) facade of the dressed stone building features a dramatic colonnade of Ionic columns framed by square pilasters and single bays with blank walls decorated with bas-relief panels. The wall recessed behind the columns features a central entrance with a decorative surround flanked by six large metal-framed double-hung sash windows with a three-over-three light configuration. The columns support a dentiled entablature. The main cornice features a series of recessed panels above a projecting molding and a course of dentils. Pilasters divide the side elevations into bays. Each bay has a tall first-story window and a shorter second-story window.

This building retains a very high degree of architectural integrity and clearly conveys its historic associations. It contributes to the significance of the historic district.

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