The Salvo Post Office is a historic post office building located at Salvo, in Dare County, North Carolina, on the Outer Banks. It was built about 1910, and is a small frame building measuring 8 feet by 12 feet (about 2.4 by 3.6 meters). The interior consists of the post office lobby and the postmaster's workroom. It reflects a unique tradition of a portable building being purchased by succeeding postmasters and moved to their respective properties. It is recognized by the U.S. Postal Service as the second-smallest post office building in the nation, after the Ochopee Post Office in Florida. The building was restored after being damaged by fire in October 1992.[2]
Salvo Post Office | |
 Salvo Post Office, September 2013 | |
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| Location | NC 12, west side, 0.1 mi. S of jct. with Park Rd., Salvo, North Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 35°32′24″N 75°28′27″W / 35.54000°N 75.47417°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | c. 1910 |
| Built by | Lafayette Douglas |
| NRHP reference No. | 93000997[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 23, 1993 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ W. Reid Thomas (May 1993). "Salvo Post Office" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2014-10-01.