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Historic U.S. Post Office

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1913, James Knox Taylor, Supervising Architect of the U.S. Treasury. 201 NE 2nd St.

This two-story classical building is sited on a rise above downtown, using the elevation and slope to add a degree of grandeur and give it a strong civic presence. Four Tuscan columns front a loggia of five recessed bays approached by a broad flight of steps. One bay at each end brackets the loggia, with Tuscan pilasters on all corners, and pilasters are repeated along the sides and rear. The structure is of reinforced concrete, with walls and pilasters faced with creamy-colored stucco over brick, and window frames and the entablature are limestone. The post office closed in 1959, and the building is now occupied by the City of Mineral Wells for civic meetings.

Writing Credits

Author: 
Gerald Moorhead et al.
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Citation

Gerald Moorhead et al., "Historic U.S. Post Office", [Mineral Wells, Texas], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/TX-02-WC12.

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Buildings of Texas

Buildings of Texas: East, North Central, Panhandle and South Plains, and West, Gerald Moorhead and contributors. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2019, 248-249.

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