United States Post Office (Oil City, Pennsylvania)

U.S. Post Office
Front and southern side
Location 270 Seneca St., Oil City, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°26′9″N 79°42′33″W / 41.43583°N 79.70917°W / 41.43583; -79.70917Coordinates: 41°26′9″N 79°42′33″W / 41.43583°N 79.70917°W / 41.43583; -79.70917
Area Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1906
Architect James Knox Taylor
Architectural style Beaux Arts
NRHP reference # 77001197[1]
Added to NRHP September 15, 1977

The U.S. Post Office, also known as the U.S. Federal Building, is a historic post office building located at Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under the direction of James Knox Taylor and built in 1906, with additions built in 1912 and 1928. It is in the Beaux Arts style. It is a steel frame building faced with limestone ashlar.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes General Services Administration (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: U.S. Post Office" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-03.


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