The U.S. Post Office and Immigration Station – Nogales Main is a historic building in Nogales, Arizona, built in 1923. It is located one block east of Nogales' main commercial street, Morely Avenue, and one block from the Santa Cruz County Courthouse. It was listed for its architecture in the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. Also known as Nogales Main Post Office and Immigration Station, it served historically as a post office and as a government office building.[1][2]
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| Location | Hudgin St. and Morley Ave., Nogales, Arizona |
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| Coordinates | 31°20′15″N 110°56′14″W / 31.33750°N 110.93722°W |
| Area | 0.7 acres (0.28 ha) |
| Built | 1923 |
| Architect | Wetmore, James A.; Devault & Deitrick |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | Historic US Post Offices in Arizona, 1900–1941, TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 85003107[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 3, 1985 |
It is designed in a simplified Classical Revival architecture style with Spanish Colonial architecture influence. Ornamentation is limited, and mostly consists of the front entranceway's two columns and cornice.[2]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Paul R. Secord and H.J. "Jim" Kolva (August 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Nogales Main Post Office and Immigration Station / Nogales Main Post Office". National Park Service. Retrieved October 2, 2016. with four photos from 1985 and two others
External links
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Media related to Nogales, Arizona post office at Wikimedia Commons- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nogales Post Office
- Nogales Post Office at USPS.com
