The Old Post Office is a Beaux Arts-style building in downtown Iowa City, Iowa, United States.[1] Built of Indiana Limestone in 1904, the post office was expanded in 1931. The addition was designed and built in such a way that it is indistinguishable from the original structure.[2] It remained the city's central post office until 1975, when a new facility was built. After two years of vacancy, it was bought by the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center; it was selected over other sites due to its central location. Four years of renovations, concluded in September 1981, resulted in its opening as a senior center.[3] On April 17, 1979, midway through the renovation, the building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] Today, the center serves thousands of area residents monthly; nearly 90,000 visits were made to the center in 2003, of whom approximately 2/3 were lower-income.[3] In 2021, the building was included as a contributing property in the Iowa City Downtown Historic District.[4]
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| Location | 28 S. Linn St. Iowa City, Iowa |
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| Coordinates | 41°39′38″N 91°31′52″W / 41.66056°N 91.53111°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1904, 1931 |
| Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
| Part of | Iowa City Downtown Historic District (ID100006609) |
| NRHP reference No. | 79000905[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 17, 1979 |
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edit- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Robert M. O'Brien. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Old Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved 2021-05-28. with photos
- ^ a b Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center, United States Department of Housing and Urban Development, 2004-06-03. Accessed 2009-02-21.
- ^ Alexa McDowell. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Iowa City Downtown Historic District" (PDF). City of Iowa City. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
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