United States Post Office and Court House (Danville, Illinois)

United States Post Office and Court House
Location 201 North Vermilion St., Danville, Illinois
Coordinates 40°7′39″N 87°37′47″W / 40.12750°N 87.62972°W / 40.12750; -87.62972Coordinates: 40°7′39″N 87°37′47″W / 40.12750°N 87.62972°W / 40.12750; -87.62972
Area less than one acre
Built 1911 (1911)
Architectural style Renaissance Revival
NRHP reference # 16000785[1]
Added to NRHP November 22, 2016

The United States Post Office and Court House is a historic federal building located at 201 North Vermilion Street in Danville, Illinois. The building was built in 1911 to serve as Danville's post office and a district courthouse for the Eastern District of Illinois. The building has a Renaissance Revival design, which was in keeping with Supervising Architect of the Treasury James Knox Taylor's preference for classically inspired styles. The limestone building's symmetrical front features a row of arched windows flanked by an entrance pavilion at each corner. A dentillated cornice circles the building above its second floor, and pediments along the roof top each entrance. The U-shaped interior of the building features wood and marble ornamentation and terrazzo floors.[2]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 22, 2016.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 11/21/16 Through 11/25/16". National Park Service. December 2, 2016. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
  2. ↑ Schmidt, Andrew J. (August 2016). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: United States Post Office and Court House" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
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