United States Post Office (Burlington, North Carolina)

The former US Post Office, also known as the US Post Office/Federal Building, is an historic red brick post office building located at 430 South Spring Street in downtown Burlington, North Carolina. Built in 1936, it was designed in a mixture of the Classical Revival and Moderne or Art Deco styles by architect R. Stanley Brown who worked under Louis A. Simon, head of the Office of the Supervising Architect.[1][2]

US Post Office
Location430 S. Spring St., Burlington, North Carolina
Coordinates36°5′31″N 79°26′26″W
Area0.8 acres (0.32 ha)
Built1936
ArchitectLouis A. Simon; R. Stanley Brown
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Moderne
NRHP reference No.88001594[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 23, 1988

In the building's lobby are two wall murals by WPA artist Arthur L. Bairnsfather, which commemorate Burlington's history as a textile manufacturing center.[3]

Since November 3, 1987, the building has been owned by Roche Biomedical Laboratories, Inc., a subsidiary of Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc.[4]

On September 23, 1988, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1] It is located in the Downtown Burlington Historic District.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Richard Mattson (March 1988). "United States Post Office" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-08-01.
  3. Downton Burlington Walking Tour
  4. Alamance County Tax Records for 430 S Spring St


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