United States Post Office (Gadsden, Alabama)

U.S. Post Office
The building in 2010
Location 600 Broad St., Gadsden, Alabama
Coordinates 34°0′52″N 86°0′24″W / 34.01444°N 86.00667°W / 34.01444; -86.00667Coordinates: 34°0′52″N 86°0′24″W / 34.01444°N 86.00667°W / 34.01444; -86.00667
Area less than one acre
Built 1909
Architect James Knox Taylor
Architectural style Beaux-Arts
NRHP reference # 76000325[1]
Added to NRHP June 3, 1976

The U.S. Post Office, also known as the Federal Building & Courthouse, is a historic government building in Gadsden, Alabama. The Beaux-Arts-style building was constructed in 1909.[2] It served historically as a courthouse, as a post office, and as a government office building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 3, 1976.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Gamble, Robert (2001). Historic architecture in Alabama: A guide to styles and types, 1810-1930. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. pp. 138–145. ISBN 978-0-8173-1134-6.
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