US Post Office
U.S. Post Office, September 2014
United States Post Office (Greenville, North Carolina) is located in North Carolina
United States Post Office (Greenville, North Carolina)
United States Post Office (Greenville, North Carolina) is located in the United States
United States Post Office (Greenville, North Carolina)
Location215 Evans St.,
Greenville, North Carolina
Coordinates35°36′47″N 77°22′21″W / 35.61306°N 77.37250°W / 35.61306; -77.37250
Arealess than one acre
Built1913 (1913)-1914
ArchitectOscar Wenderoth
Architectural styleFlorintine Renaissance
NRHP reference No.86000784[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 6, 1986

The United States Post Office, also known as the Federal Building, is a historic post office building located at Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina. It was designed by the Office of the Supervising Architect under the direction of Oscar Wenderoth and built in 1913–1914. It is a two-story, five-bay, Florintine Renaissance style stuccoed brick building on a limestone base. It has a low hip roof of terra cotta tile with overhanging eaves. The front facade features a three-bay loggia formed by arches with voluted keystones, springing from Tuscan order columns. This building served as the main post office for Greenville until 1969.[2] It currently serves as a U.S. Courthouse.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] It is located in the Greenville Commercial Historic District.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Stanley Little and Maurice C. York (December 1983). "US Post Office" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  3. ^ "North Carolina Federal Buildings". General Services Administration. Retrieved March 15, 2015.


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