The U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Lander, Wyoming was built in 1907 as part of a facilities improvement program by the United States Post Office Department. The post office in Lander was nominated to the National Register of Historic Places as part of a thematic study comprising twelve Wyoming post offices built to standardized USPO plans in the early twentieth century. Lander's post office is unique among the group because it incorporates court facilities.[2]
US Post Office and Courthouse--Lander Main | |
.JPG) US Post Office and Courthouse | |
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| Location | 177 North Third Street, Lander, Wyoming |
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| Coordinates | 42°50′02″N 108°43′52″W / 42.8340°N 108.7311°W |
| Built | 1907 |
| Architect | James Knox Taylor |
| Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals |
| MPS | Historic US Post Offices in Wyoming, 1900–1941, TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000782 |
| Added to NRHP | May 19, 1987[1] |
The building is now used as offices for a rehabilitation and disabilities advocacy group.[3]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Kolva, H.J. (April 1986). "Lander Main Post Office & Courthouse". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ^ "Lander CES Location". Community Entry Services. Retrieved February 21, 2016.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to United States Post Office and Courthouse (Lander, Wyoming).
- Three photographs of the Lander Post Office, from 1984 at the National Park Service's NRHP database
- Federal District Courthouse, District of Wyoiming at Courthouses of the West
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